i have a o8 gti as a daily driver and i love it,almost more then the evo with a chip and downpipe went 13.7,great car with audi interior better leather then i had in my m3...one of the most underated cars on the road if u ask me.............and the car is amazing in the snow....

 

not ugly to me i love it............
drive it more then my evo.....
and i think the new body lancers and evo's are terrible looking....

 

VWs are great hatchbacks. Due to their shapes, and paint, their cars look much more substantial than other manufacturer's in their class. Very clean, purposeful, and well built. I convinced my friend to lease the new gen jettas when they got released, and I couldn't believe that they could offer such a nice interior for the price. It's an audi, without the cost. Great materials throughout. Also, both the jettas and the golfs/rabbits are surprisingly roomy. I don't know how the damn germans do it. Great vehicles, I just hate spinning front tires only

Oh, and blue, isn't that an R32? One thing that disappoints me is they got rid of the rain sensing wipers, and replaced the climate controls with some of the crappiest I've seen, as well as some other touches. It was bizarre how much just a few things added or subtracted to the perceived quality. They had to cut costs somewhere - it's a shame though.

 

I never liked VW. If you ask me, German cars are over rated , period.

 

So how is VW quality these days? The from the doors forward, the GTI looks good. If I were to get a VW I would get the Passat CC, nothing looks better for the money, both inside and out. I have no idea on quality though.

 

Good looking car man. I drove one this summer and thoroughly enjoyed it. Quality vehicle for the price.

Blue can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't believe it is. He mentioned a downpipe mod in his earlier post as well, and the R32 is naturally aspirated.

 

ya the passat is a nice car.....the quality is great some rattles here and there but like a bentley on the inside compared to my evo....

 

thanks man no it's a gti.......2.0t did you drive stick or dsg?

 

DSG. Liked it a lot, but was wishing it didn't upshift itself, and I still prefer column mounted paddles, I think. Little choppy in stop and go as well, until I fiddle with the transmission mode. Still, it pulled hard, felt sharp, sounded excellent, and had a great interior. If I wasn't commited to AWD, it'd be on my shortlist for the next car.

 

well if you like awd and dsg the r32 should be nice.....but it is over 30 grand

 

Yeah, I had thought about it, but what I've really wanted all along was the Ralliart. The R32 is actually discontinued for Mk6...it'll be the GTI-R going forward.

 

ya i heard the gti-r will be pretty sick wrx performace stock....wonder how thats going to be..?i seen some pics of the mk6 and the front looks a little funky but we shall see every car looks diffrent on the road....

 

Probably like this, but a bit racier.

http://www.autoblog.com/media/2008/1...w_gti_live.jpg

I wouldn't expect WRX performance, honestly. It should be quick, but the new WRX is putting up incredible 0-60 numbers for what it costs. Also, the GTI-R is probably going to be pretty expensive -- the R32 wasn't a cheap car.

Also, this:

Unfortunately, the R32 and its sonic V6 engine are being dropped due to EU emissions legislation. However, VW will, in spirit, bring it back via an all-wheel-drive R variant called GTI-R. It will be powered by the 265hp 2.0 TFSI found in the Audi S3.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeKCr...eature=channel

Here is some guys test drive with the SST. He did not seem too impressed.

 

Those are the same guys who just tested the RA in snowy conditions. They said the AWD set-up put the power to the ground much more efficiently then the WRX.