2021 Mk8 VW Golf GTI - Best GTI EVER?!

Update 15/11/2020 - As well as the impending Clubsport with 300 PS, I've seen evidence of a 'Race Pack for GTI Cup' with semi-slick tyres & an 'Edition 45' model (45th anniversary is just weeks away) so there are a lot of things to get excited about still if this base GTI doesn't do it for you.

Update 10/11/2020 - In this video I state that the car has two stage non-adaptive dampers because in Individual Mode there is a 'Chassis' option that has 'Comfort' and 'Sport' settings.
I ran this by VW UK Press Office who did some research and stated that GTIs do *not* actually have 2 stage dampers and that this mode setting actually "does nothing" which is surprising on both counts. A contact at a dealer stated that the chassis setting affected the performance of the VAQ front differential and possibly other things but the steering has its own setting so not sure what else there could be.
Apologies for the confusion here but the bottom line remains the same - this car rides more firmly than I expected especially considering it was on 18 inch wheels, and this therefore means DCC is even more essential than on the old cars especially if you choose 19s. There is a chance that DCC even in its comfort setting may still be too hard for some especially if on 19" wheels. This because the spring rates are significantly higher than they were on Mk7/7.5 to increase agility. The magazine reviews don't help as Andrew Frankel from Autocar suggested it was only just comfortable on 19s and DCC even when in comfort mode while CAR in their recent group test described it as a 'plush GT' when in comfort mode.

MK8 GTI SPECIAL OFFER FINANCE DEAL FROM VW FINANCIAL SERVICES AND INCHCAPE VW CHELTENHAM:
Mk8 Golf GTI DSG over 49 months, must be delivered in 2020. Includes metallic paint, £2k off list and £1250 deposit contribution:
Contact their sales team on 01242 222233

Mk8 GTI DSG with metallic paint : £35585
Less £3000 discount : £32585
£5k deposit + £1250 contribution of £6250
Balance of cash price/amount of credit : £26335
Add charges (interest etc) : £4387.88
Balance £30722.88
48 montly payments of : £336.31
Followed by final rental of : £14580
Acceptance fee :£0
Purchase fee payable with final rental : £10
Total amount payment payable : £36982.88
APR : 5.3%
Total monthly payment : £336.31

Based on 8000 miles per year, maximum total mileage of 32666, excess mileage at 10.8p per mile

If you prefer a used performance VW, Cheltenham VW have these in stock;
2020 GTI TCR (Akrapovic) £33059
https://www.inchcape.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-golf-2.0-tsi-290-gti-tcr-5dr-dsg-74270/
2020 GTI TCR (Akrapovic) £33124
https://www.inchcape.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-golf-2.0-tsi-290-gti-tcr-5dr-dsg-74271/
2019 GTI TCR (black roof) £30338
https://www.inchcape.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-golf-2.0-tsi-290-gti-tcr-5dr-dsg-34038/
2017 Polo GTI 1.8T £12893
https://www.inchcape.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-polo-1.8-tsi-gti-5dr-79496/
2016 Golf GTD DSG £16325
https://www.inchcape.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-golf-2.0-tdi-gtd-5dr-dsg-[nav]-74493/
2019 Polo GTI £17492
https://www.inchcape.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-polo-2.0-tsi-gti-5dr-dsg-59390/
2018 Scirocco R DSG £23106
https://www.inchcape.co.uk/used-cars/volkswagen-scirocco-2.0-tsi-280-bluemotion-tech-r-3dr-dsg-51356/

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There had been a vague suggestion of a loan car from Volkswagen UK Press Office back in August but in the intervening 2 months I'd heard nothing. As this is easily the most important car ever reviewed on this channel I decided to take matters into my own hands and once again partner with VW Cheltenham to get behind the wheel. This is I suspect the first ever video review of a UK spec car and as a result reveals many things about this model that I'd not found out from any of the other reviews. I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it.

The conclusions in this vid are based upon a UK spec car that was not fitted with DCC, I would never spec a GTI without DCC as it increases the useability of the car massively and this car is probably too firm for me and that's on 18" wheels, 19s would be a definite nono and it now makes sense why German GTIs come on 17s like the GTE. My 7.5 Golf GTI TCR with DCC on 18s is just about right in normal mode & there is always Comfort mode for rough roads & Sport mode for tracks or super smooth German asphalt, well worth the £800 or so on Mk8 GTI.

I'd like to thank Mr. BMW, Joe Achilles for the inspiration to make videos like this 👊
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDcaIAJKFpu24wvkIBsArpQ

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