I'm Driving A 'Mk7.5' VW Golf GTI For Six Months - What Do You Want To Know?

'Our' Golf GTI Clubsport long-term has been swapped for this facelifted GTI, which we'll be driving for the next few months
I'm Driving A 'Mk7.5' VW Golf GTI For Six Months - What Do You Want To Know?

A few weeks ago, we said a heartfelt goodbye to ‘our’ beloved VW Golf GTI Clubsport long-term test car. We had a great few months with it, but with the Clubsport having long since sold out, we needed to swap to something a little more relevant. Enter stage left, this ‘Mk7.5’ VW Golf GTI.

We’ve effectively gone from one end of the GTI spectrum from the other, switching out the hardcore Clubsport for a ‘base’, non-Performance Pack GTI. The power drop isn’t quite as dramatic as it might have been however, with these facelifted GTIs now putting out a useful 227bhp.

I'm Driving A 'Mk7.5' VW Golf GTI For Six Months - What Do You Want To Know?

It’s a five-door DSG example, yours for £29,135 (RRP). Factor in on-the-road costs and various options including (but not limited to) the £990 19-inch ‘Santiago’ alloy wheels, a £550 audio upgrade and the £595 ‘Park Assist system’, and the price jumps to £33,780.

I'm Driving A 'Mk7.5' VW Golf GTI For Six Months - What Do You Want To Know?

Over the next few months, we’ll be drilling down to the nitty gritty of GTI ‘ownership’, taking it on road trips, and pitching it into battle with key competitors. But as always, we want you to get involved.

Got a question? Want us to do something specific with it? Wish us to give the boot the certified “will an Alex Kersten fit” test? Stick it in the comments and we’ll see what we can do.

Comments

Roadster / Tail Red

How big is the boot? Will it fit an Alex Kersten?

05/10/2017 - 09:07 |
2 | 2

Most definetly I think

05/10/2017 - 09:36 |
0 | 0
RoyP

How many staff can fit in the car

05/10/2017 - 09:10 |
62 | 0
Aaron Dawson

What are the cool quirks? The #DougDeMuro inside us wants to know

05/10/2017 - 09:13 |
126 | 0

Its a Golf… as much as I love Golfs, this car is the complete opposite of quirks

05/10/2017 - 19:20 |
8 | 0

My friend has one and one cool quirk that I didn’t know of that now maybe I feel dumb because all of you know.

  1. To open the trunk, you have to literally tilt the VW badge. A little different.
  2. There was something in the cabinet… cant remember what it was.
05/11/2017 - 14:13 |
2 | 2
BV86_OFISHAL (AUDM Fanboy)

The real question we are all waiting for. Will it fist?

05/10/2017 - 09:25 |
36 | 0

It doesn’t, I’m afraid…

05/10/2017 - 09:27 |
32 | 0
JenstheGTIfreak (pizza)

Yesyes

05/10/2017 - 09:36 |
0 | 0
ESR69

How does it compare to the GTE version? Drag, track, daily, etc…

05/10/2017 - 09:38 |
4 | 0
interceptor

You can make video about all generations of golf like you did with M3s and MX5s it would be great

05/10/2017 - 09:41 |
104 | 0

I second this ^^^^^

05/10/2017 - 11:55 |
18 | 0

I third this^^^^ MattRobinson this needs to happen

05/11/2017 - 09:28 |
4 | 0
Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

Fist test?

05/10/2017 - 09:57 |
0 | 12
Chewbacca_buddy (McLaren squad)(VW GTI Clubsport)(McLaren 60

In reply to by Chewbacca_budd…

Is it better than the MK5 GTI?

05/10/2017 - 09:57 |
0 | 8
Anonymous

Is that dashboard as headachey as it looks with all the lights and buttons or are they laid out well?

05/10/2017 - 10:03 |
14 | 2
Anonymous

In reply to by Anonymous (not verified)

You are asking if VW Golf has good button layout? VW has been the industry standard of that for a decade

05/10/2017 - 22:51 |
6 | 4
Darth Imperius/Anthony🇭🇷

How does it compare to a regular 7 GTI?

05/10/2017 - 10:10 |
0 | 0

Infotainment/digital dash are the main changes, and I still require convincing that they’re an improvement. We’ll see how I get on with them.

Also I feel like the exhaust is a bit fruitier this time around - I’ll be checking with VW to see if it has indeed changed!

05/10/2017 - 12:19 |
2 | 0

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