Golf R

Well, I’m kind of thinking I’m pretty lucky!

As most of you will be aware that whilst working for Honda I manage to bag myself the Type R as my demo… probably the best car I have ever driven. 300+ BHP and didn’t have to pay for the replacement Continentals every 4,000 Miles – winner.

The Honda days are long gone now and a few hiccups along the way sees me at de Germans… VW in particular.

Golf R as a demo, thank you very much – but with an 80 mile round trip to work, a GTD might be more beneficial but hey ho, fuck it!

So Golf R vs Type R! Might need to get a job at Ford at this rate to bring the RS into the argument.

So, what’s the Golf R like? Well being honest… erm a bit boring really! Before you all rip my head off it’s an epic car, quick, smooth, very well built and very easy to drive. In many ways soooo much better than the over designed Japanese rocket.

As an everyday driver the Golf is just a nice place to be, the miles just fly by and no dramas. The power is there when you need it and you don’t feel over dressed when sat in a traffic jam. Admirably the speedo does top out at 200mph and there’s no getting away from the ludicrously quick gear change when you just tweak your right foot.

Both cars are epic and suit me to the ground – give me a hot hatch any day please. They do have their faults though! The Type R is just so twitchy and not particularly comfy for long journeys but being manual becomes alive in your hands and knowing that this car actually has more talent than the driver makes it a hoot to drive. The Golf on the other hand just doesn’t give you the same thrill. Yes epically quick off the line and in Race mode sounds tremendous but just not my cup of tea. Put it in launch control and be prepared to leave your stomach on the tarmac waving at you! It’s brutal!

Other than being a little bit boring the R does have a few faults! The pedals are oddly placed, the brake pedal is higher than the accelerator so making braking a bit of a odd procedure twisting your leg in a way that makes your knee hurt on a long run. The other being the gear change – just slightly move your right foot at motorway speeds and it changes down – why! At the other end of the scale turn into a junction and the car says third is the gear to be in but when you have turned and want to trap in… it’s in the wrong gear.

These are minor ailments I know but this car shouldn’t be like this!

However the question is this – which one is best!

The Golf R is the better car by a long shot, but which one would I have?

The Type R – just for its sheer looniness. If you want to buy a car like this, surely you want it to look like it goes 😀