I went to test drive a Volvo S60R and there was a 2010 Golf R there and I couldn't keep my eyes off of it. Very good looking car in real life.

I have a '13. Love how understated it is. The color on this one is awesome. Would be nice to get a wrap in this color.

Back for a second watch! As im thinking about getting one, so thank you Matt, great and really useful review 👍

@furiousdriving

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

So happy I own one. 2 door manual fully specced with DCC, sunroof and Dynaudio. Will be adding Recaro Sportster CS to make it even more special.

What a nice car. Very rare and that colours beautiful.

These are pretty rare these days (unlike the mk7) . I have the gtd mk6. Hardly rare but it’s nice to not see many of them around too. It’s an absolute rocket with a remap and I still get 60mpg 🤗 Just found this channel, nice review man

I had a mk6 TDi about 10 years ago it was the most solid over engineered car ever unlike current VWs

@londonrascal

2 жыл бұрын

It’s interesting reading such thoughts. These days why do cars need to be made to last? Few people now own new cars - they Lease. In 3-4 years they have another new Leased car, the relatively low mileage well looked after ex-lease car is then on the used market sold through large ‘car supermarket’ type centres. Again, through finance with their own stipulations - but a good warranty too. After this buyer moves on the car might only be 7 years old. So long as a manufacture makes a vehicle to last 10 years that is all many people would ever car for. Sad, because increasingly cars are seen as items to use and replace regardless of age much like mobiles - perfectly okay, but you’re offered an upgrade so you go for it.

@chrisgee7631

2 жыл бұрын

I’ve still got a mk6 TDI that I’ve had for about 8.5 years and 135k miles and it still feels solid and over engineered. I was just wondering if when I replace it I’ll be able to get anything that will last as well as it has

@matthewsmith2787

2 жыл бұрын

@@londonrascal I bought my Ford Fiesta in 2010 when it was new , I still have it now and still continues to serve me well. I am just going to keep it going

@baronvonjo1929

2 жыл бұрын

@@londonrascal I cant afford it and not having car payments is nice. In fact in the states I belive our car "fleet" is the oldest ever because we are holding on to our cars so long.

@gregprevite8548

2 жыл бұрын

Mk6 such a solid car. I had a golf 2.5 and was shocked how fun it was. After driving a mk7 gti and r I chose the mk6 r for my current ride.

Golf aaahhhhh! I always wanted an original R32, lovely things. This on looks great. Very nice.

I really like the color, never seen one in this color. These are already quite rare in the Netherlands because of the extra tax which makes these kinds of cars very expensive when they were new..

I own a Mark 7 Golf R Dsg and love the thing to bits but they are not the rarest of cars on the roads, and I must confess that when I see a Mark 6 R it a real head turner moment for me as they are such rare cars on the road nowadays. I have only seen 5 of them in the 5 years I have had my R and they all looked beautifully maintained and had such road presence. They are brilliant cars and I don't understand why they didn't sell more of them but the mark 5 R32 was a tough act to follow.

Excellent review as always not a huge VW fan but if i wanted a sleeper car then I would have one of these especially in this colour.

What a beautiful car Brilliant video Matt 👍

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 👍

Nice to see something different, but I do miss the 2 extra cylinders of the earlier version...and the sound!

I’ve got one, 3 door manual too, utterly fantastic fun. And rare, I like that.

@makarrembw

2 жыл бұрын

What colour and age is yours?

They were a bit sintgy with the stereo considering this is an R. My crappy 1.4 TSI GT from the same year has a full colour screen!

One of my favourite golfs of all time right there. The MK6-R...So underrated, and oddly there seemed to be not many on the roads, either at the time...or these days, and they're still so modern-looking...and blend right in with the MK'7's & Audi's & A-Class's....

@MrHidinho

2 жыл бұрын

vw only made a few hundred of these plus back then they cost almost 40k which is a rip off and finance wasnt much of an option like it is nowadays, thats probably why so rare

@Spike0000

2 жыл бұрын

@@MrHidinho They might start to get big in the final years of fuel, bit like when Subaru's were hardly seen back in the 90's when the Escort Cosworth ruled the roads. Subaru's seemed to get big around 2000....

@MrHidinho

2 жыл бұрын

@@Spike0000 good point man

Man !!! it looks so rare with that colour , so nice

almost the ultimate Q car .. golf R estate , now you're talking Q car

Ive got an immaculate white 2011, 3 door with DSG & almost 48,000kms on it. Ive had it just over 12 months now & love it. I left it original until recently as it was more than capable however a moderate Racing Lines Stage 1 tune & DSG tune has just taken it to another level. The car is just good at everything it does. Being produced in Germany the build quality is high & the car feels super solid. I have no idea how many were imported to Australia but as of today on Carsales (our Largest Online Car Market) there is not one 3 door for sale and its rarity for me makes it all the more appealing. I like the R32 but think VW lost something in the models that followed the Mk6 when they did away with the 3 door R. For my eye the designers got it right here. So smooth & refined I think its easily the best looking R. I couldn't be happier as Im sure you can tell & that car will be staying with me for a long time to come. Thank You for the video Matt. That Graphite Blue is beautiful.

@RK-re6ik

Жыл бұрын

Ay bro i got a 2011 5 door, roughly how much was your tune? Mine is currently stock, picked it up a couple weeks ago

Excellent car especially in this colour!

The best car ever 😀 awesome video

Imagine how fun that car would be on an open track!

What a lovely car really nice 👍

A friend of mine has a Golf tdi 2018 with about 180bhp and it goes like stink! The torque in that thing is incredible. Just don't get a DSG lol.

Great review! U should also review the scirocco R manual

The Mk6 GTI introduced the second generation EA888 engine but it slightly curious that they went with earlier MkV engine for the this and the edition 35 versions.

Back in 2011 this would have been a subtle, classy Q car. Fast forward to 2021 though and hot Golfs seem to be the weapon of choice for crims, scallies and generally pushy people. If you watch Police, Camera, Interceptors there’s always a Golf ‘making off’ and ‘decamping’.

@Drive-n-Vibe

2 жыл бұрын

i always see old men driving them, wierdly enough

@supervitz7178

2 жыл бұрын

And getaway car for catalytic converter theft. Plus the Golf Rs themselves get stolen all the time.

@matthewsmith2787

2 жыл бұрын

Golfs are driven by nobs, they are far from a family car

@baronvonjo1929

2 жыл бұрын

In the states the golf is for young men who have a fetish for Europe and put fake european plates on it. But seriously its probaly the least seen VW product I can think of. If you go VW here you get their crossovers now. If you want a economical hatch you get a Asian brand because I do believe the golf is made in Mexico and it's just not cool or worth it compared to the competition. (In terms of general public views from what I can tell) I don't think VW bothered to give us the current gen Golf from Europe. Because it sales so poorly.

i have a rising blue 12 golf r and it turns heads here since there are so few of them

Love the Mk6, is so quiet and well made. Shame VW dropped the ball with the Mk7 and Mk8

@youtubejunkie8053

2 жыл бұрын

amen

@jondonnelly4831

2 жыл бұрын

I love my 6

Lol took it back to vw to be painted...........in white the original colour it looked FANTASTIC.

I have the mk6GTi edition 35, it has the same engine block as this car, but ‘only’ 235 HP. Apparently more bullet proof than the std GTi which had chain driven cams. An old engine and thirsty but very tuneable. On The 18’’ wheels on the Ed 35 the ride is VERY firm so the 19’s on the R must be teeth rattling. Apparently not according to the reviewer, piped in noise I assume as the lower model I have has fake engine noise. Usually 10L/100kms around town so thirsty enough. Electronic front diff keeps the front wheels under control on the fwd edition 35. Same platform as mk5 I think and sadly some cost cutting on the mk6

I do quite like these and the MK7 R as well, much better than the new MK8.

If you haven't driven an M135 or M140 yet, You should get one on your channel, Such a silly fun little car, with a great sounding engine

Such a shame VW had to stop throwing exciting engines in their Golfs. I'm still considering importing a 5 cylinder Golf 6, to celebrate the last Golf that sounded cool. ..on the Golf 6 R: It's a "fuck soul, i'm efficient" car, and for that reason i would have it with the DSG. That engine and that gearbox suit each other, imho. The colour on this one is well chosen. Looks gorgeous. The Golf 6 is overall a very cool car, imho. Well built, good looking.

Great review as usual but one point , the Passat was a R36 not R39 as you said . Could you pm name of company that has this car for sale please.

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

a link is in the description

My Mk6 Rline is on the same colour it's fabulous would absolutely amazing the best vw colour

Lunchtime viewing sorted but I do love the colour of this in the thumbnail.

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

It is fantastic, Im amazed it was hardly ever specced

I wonder what the 4 blank switches next to traction control would have been,had they ticked all the options?

@willhandley

2 жыл бұрын

Parking sensors, Parking assist, Adaptive Suspension, TPMS, Auto Stop-Start. All extras that used those blanks

Def one of Vw's best of modern times. Now like Merc and Bmw seem to have lost their way with styling and reliabilty.

Understated is great as one does not want to actually look like an ageing boy racer or attract the attention of a jam sandwich, even worse the damn clandestine cars they use today. Not so keen on the 6 speed box, would have an aching left arm and leg these days on a country road. Partaking in the traffic light GP finished years ago, still like a few effective horses under the right foot though.

Only Golf I actually hated was the cheap looking MK5, this is very nice. The graphite blue would look amazing on the W123 Matt.

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

If my Petrol Blue wasnt so rare Id be thinking about that!

@paulie-Gualtieri.

2 жыл бұрын

@@furiousdriving Have you seen Harry's garage the colour on his XJ12 coupe is stunning. Modern yet 70s period correct.

nice colour

Make it an estate and it would be my cup of tea, looks boring but can rip your face off if need be. Nice review Matt. 👍🏻

Roughly 355 taxed and 18 on SORN according to How many left.

Good car, I also remember the Golf +R32 with 32 valve engine, that was some buzzbomb at speed.

@anthonyperkins7556

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bob-kt4yz Thought it was the number of valves

@anthonyperkins7556

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bob-kt4yz It'd work on a V8 easily, 4 valves per cylinder and that would take the VW Golf to a whole new level with incredible stonking performance! But with the Golf only being a small hatchback, the engine might not fit 😁

Great car, my father has a 5 door with DSG it's very rapid!

@jashugg

2 жыл бұрын

That was the era when the DSG had a fairly high failure rate, but some were lucky apparently

@paulie-Gualtieri.

2 жыл бұрын

The 6 Speed DSG is much more reliable than the 7 Speed one.

@gambelly

2 жыл бұрын

@@jashugg I've had my DSG remapped and installed a Mk7 Golf R clutch and flywheel. Had no issues so far.

@jashugg

2 жыл бұрын

@@gambelly that was preventative, or in response to failure of the original clutch pack?

@gambelly

2 жыл бұрын

@@jashugg it was prevention before anything happens tbh. It's running 400bhp now but waiting to fully forge and big turbo to push over 500bhp. At 400 it was slipping a bit, I got the clamping pressures upped but made not a lot of difference so in anticipation of the big build and to save damage I went with the Mk7R set up. But up until I started tuning it was at 90k and ran fine. I've read horror stories about the DSG tho, 🤞🏼 I've prevented any damage

WHAT IS THE COLOR CODE ON THIS GOLF R OR NAME EVEN

I need one mate

VW typically being tight with standard equipment. No cruise control or heated seats in sight!

@gambelly

2 жыл бұрын

Optional extras, mine has both

@archechme

2 жыл бұрын

@@gambelly My dad's GTD (mk6) has the optional leather seats with heating but no cruise control.

@gambelly

2 жыл бұрын

@@archechme I got lucky when I found it for sale. Black leather, heated seats, CC, sunroof, DSG etc. Safe to say I'm not getting rid of it. Although I dount there was only 800 made, pretty sure they made more 🤔🤔

@archechme

2 жыл бұрын

@@gambelly I can't comment on production numbers, really. Also, you did get lucky; your golf sounds like a lovely car.

Very 😎 cool car 🤓👍

What even is that road, what happens if you come across another car

The electric revolution - yes, apparently I will always need to have a 2nd car - and an old one at that, since I prefer a stick shift + an executive class 4dr. True M5 out of price point and always will be, so pre 2015 - translation; never sell my 2010 535 M sport 6 spd.

Wish I kept my mk5 R32. Not a fast car by any means really but the character is hard to beat

The R actually dates back to 1989 when VW built the original MK2 Rallye golf, the boxed Arch, 4 wheel drive supercharged Golf, at the VW Motorsport plant in Brussels, 5000 cars built to qualify it for homologation for motorsport, all left hand drive and sold in the UK and Europe The R used on modern day cars is from this history

@richardroberti1192

2 жыл бұрын

I know an owner of one who imported it to the US!

3 door low mileage examples are more rarer now. I personally think they're better looking then the Mk 7

How much is that caR you R a driving!!!! Beep Beep .... Cant find it on that web page . great car great content matt 👍👍👍👍☕☕☕

The MK6 is the last one of its kind. The MQB is great but there's something about the Mk6 that's a little more raw

Where is the R badge on the steering wheel?? It should have one.

Someone is Stuttgart will be spitting feathers after saying their interiors are Halfords like 😅 good save afterwards though

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

It was a long build up to that!

6:13 honk! honk!

The Passat was a R36,a 3.6 ltr engine

Mk6 golf r is the best r in my opinion going up in value same 2.0tfsi that's in the s3 8p

800 left in the uk or world? 😳

Hmm. I expected a VR6 engine in a Golf R.

I’m a bit a VAG fan I have to say - I know they have their haters, it was strange how short lived the mk6 was and yet it now looks like a nice car whereas at the time it seemed like spot the difference. 2nd owner must have had some spare cash to get it completely repainted…….by VW jeeesh.

0:48 seconds???????

Yeah Matt, go life of crime for a wonderful time. xD

👍😁

Its an R36 Passat.... not R39 🙂

Here in Australia these are ridiculously priced. Even older R32s...

@saggo1712

Жыл бұрын

I miss my R32 very much but my Mk6 R was a lemon.

Always felt the price tag was a bit cheeky on Golf's of ALL kinds Just not worth it IMO

Same as a TT then 😯

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

but with a better boot

@stuarthall2180

2 жыл бұрын

@@furiousdriving Yes the TT boot is much bigger lol as only two seats 😯 Very nice car but interior looks cheap n nasty. My 22 year old TT is much nicer and still a performance bargain as their still changing hands for around 2k ! I paid £1500 for mine and have enjoyed five years of immense fun on a tiny budget.

Only made 800?? Maybe I'll keep mine a while longer then. Can only go up in value?? 😈😜

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

Id think so now

@kirkhu9861

Жыл бұрын

only 800? Sir, where is the information from?

@gambelly

Жыл бұрын

@kirkhu9861 from the KZread clip, I'm not sure it's true as it was on sale for 3 years - 2010 to 2013.

Merlin engine flying overhead @ 19mins

@brianbasta293

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn’t include cars on private plates though😏.

I see some ADIDAS rims...😁

reign in enthusiasm? HA!

I like the mk6, but the mk5 stays on number one for me

I love these, but I’ve always found the Cupra more exciting, theatrical & fun

This is one of the engines that consumes oil like no tomorrow. Before buying, do your research...

@furiousdriving

2 жыл бұрын

Knowing the owner of this one, Id be confident this example has been well cared for

@mehrzahl2219

2 жыл бұрын

@@furiousdriving Sure, but these engines have a design fault with the oil rings.

@MisterFeraz786

2 жыл бұрын

You’re mistaking it for a MK6 GTI with the EA888 engine, which consume a lot of oil and have temperamental timing chains. These run the stronger CDL block and are very reliable.

The car has been sold,but the plate is up for £10'000 😲

The Mk8 is not a patch on the 5 or 6. The 7 was nice but was let down by such a shoddy right hand drive conversion imo.

Love your videos but hate your lazy pronunciation of Volkswagen, it’s “Folksvagen”

Drug dealers car which is why I'd never own one.

@3for4PA

2 жыл бұрын

🤔 WHERE ....U.K and GERMANY that's not the CASE with the 🇺🇲

@gaddmeister

2 жыл бұрын

@@3for4PA uk

@3for4PA

2 жыл бұрын

@@gaddmeister OOooh OK....

@dalemclachlan

2 жыл бұрын

What a stupid comment.