Golf R 8.5

[The Rotrex Kid]

After a great time with a Golf Mk8 GTI which I thoroughly enjoyed last year, I was hoping that another short term deal might come long for the summer..


(aforementioned GTI)

Luckily I got a call on Monday with an opportunity for a Mk 8.5 Golf R in Lapiz Blue, yes please, and this arrived on Thursday..




First impressions are great, quiet, comfortable with a bit more go than the GTI but it doesn't feel 'fast' (my other car has 365bhp, FWD, manual and is a few hunded kilos lighter) but certainly has the poke that I maybe thought the GTI was lacking.