S66MJETDI
21-06-2013, 04:04 PM
I took out a MK7 Golf Gti 5 door in white with the optional ACC pack.
I have to say before I took it out I was very excited as my last drive in a GTI was back in 2008 when I sold my MK5 GTI, having owned all but a MK1.
However after the test drive I've been left less than impressed :(
Some will clearly disagree with me but here's why:
1. The car is so capable that unless you are driving well in excess of the speed limit it's really quite dull.
2. The standard cloth seats left me feeling unsupported, the side bolsters on the base seem to be fairly soft foam without any framework.
3. What were VW thinking when they produced that steering wheel, it's thin and has the cheapest feel of any wheel I've used in years. The "leather" feels like really crap smooth thin vinyl.
4. I couldn't detect any noticeable difference in the suspension settings so that £800 option seems pointless.
5. When I did drive it to it's potential having reset the fuel computer it returned 15 mpg.
So with all that in mind it rather seems to me that VW have lost much of what the old GTI's were about, the car seemed to be driving me, there was no hint of any skill being required even in the twists the machine sticks to the road with very little argument at well past licence losing pace.
It has been said that I need to consider what I want because clearly the GTI is a well sorted ( the dealer ). What I want is a exciting powerful car that needs to be driven to get some pleasure and excitement from - not a car that feels as composed and boring as a Vauxhall Corsa trundling along at 30 when I'm approaching 3 figures in a bend.
Sorry VW I think you have gone to far.
I have to say before I took it out I was very excited as my last drive in a GTI was back in 2008 when I sold my MK5 GTI, having owned all but a MK1.
However after the test drive I've been left less than impressed :(
Some will clearly disagree with me but here's why:
1. The car is so capable that unless you are driving well in excess of the speed limit it's really quite dull.
2. The standard cloth seats left me feeling unsupported, the side bolsters on the base seem to be fairly soft foam without any framework.
3. What were VW thinking when they produced that steering wheel, it's thin and has the cheapest feel of any wheel I've used in years. The "leather" feels like really crap smooth thin vinyl.
4. I couldn't detect any noticeable difference in the suspension settings so that £800 option seems pointless.
5. When I did drive it to it's potential having reset the fuel computer it returned 15 mpg.
So with all that in mind it rather seems to me that VW have lost much of what the old GTI's were about, the car seemed to be driving me, there was no hint of any skill being required even in the twists the machine sticks to the road with very little argument at well past licence losing pace.
It has been said that I need to consider what I want because clearly the GTI is a well sorted ( the dealer ). What I want is a exciting powerful car that needs to be driven to get some pleasure and excitement from - not a car that feels as composed and boring as a Vauxhall Corsa trundling along at 30 when I'm approaching 3 figures in a bend.
Sorry VW I think you have gone to far.