The BEST Hot Hatch: VW Golf 7.5 TCR // Nürburgring

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[adamguba]

Hats off to the engineers responsible for the brakes, for achieving such a high level of stopping power with a simple floating caliper brake system.

[TheJaytotheBee]

Mk7 and 7.5 are such a hit. Looks, performance and tech are great and it is aging very well!

[TheTexican]

Watching this content makes me proud and satisfied to have a fully prepped 350bhp Mk7 GTI as a daily/weekend/track car.

Hauls both my kiddos and their stuff. Gets 22mpg combined. Runs 12.80s at 113mph in the 1/4 on street tires and runs near the front of the pack in Intermediate group in HPDEs at my local track events. 🥰

Thank you Misha + this TCR owner. 🍻

[joshr]

I’ve recently bought a manual mk7.5 gti performance and after having all sorts of hot hatches from a Renault Megane trophy mk3, a Ford focus rs mk2, bmw m140i and Ford fiesta st mk7 (among others), the golf is up there with the fiesta and Megane in terms of handling but also feels very quick (it made 265bhp on the dyno when it’s quoted as 245bhp).
When I went to test drive the golf I never thought I’d enjoy it as much as I am currently so hats off to vw engineers and everyone else involved

[johnnydrac]

One of a very few cars you have driven on this channel so far that has me sitting here thinking I WANT ONE!!
that looked so much fun .. you are an amazing driver and have an amazing personality .. great video

[cruscottoribelle]

Bought my TCR in 2019, after 40'000 km I am very very happy with it.

[Jramg]

I love my TCR. Have it now for almost 2 years, has seen plenty of NoS laps and runs great without ans failure for the 55.000km I drove it (hard) for. It gets underestimated by a lot of bigger cars which then think to Themselfs: wait a Minute?! A Golf that fast ?! It's hell of fun and I plan on keeping it for a long time ;)

[Azula.R]

I have a Mk7.5 R but if we had the GTI TCR here in the US, it would've been a difficult decision. Love the design of those seats.

[rideepicdriveepic]

Wow that gearing is short, I bet it's fun to drive! Nice lap as always

[GRperformance]

Love this car, out of the almost perfect

[adnan.alagic]

I believe this was a great car to showcase Misha's skills and knowledge around the track. A GTI isn't a slow car, but compared to faster cars like the M3, it's not as fast either. It's in this gap where Misha's skills demonstrate that a good car is just one half of the equation; the other half is the driver's ability to maximize its potential.

[ayrton_rambles]

Love my MK7.5 GTI Performance, out of the box an impressive bit of kit, and with basic mods it punches well above its weight! Wish we got these TCRs in the states!

[NickF]

Great lap. Interesting to see the standard GTI discs. The TCR came with drilled discs from the Clubsport S. I’m curious as to why they’ve been changed.

[sparkplug]

Love the Mk7 GTI, the PP really is good out of the box, with a stage 1 and some simple brake upgrades to do have a good track car.

[andrewbryant]

Love my TCR, just the best all rounder and I drive it daily .

[Itsallfun]

I have a mk7 gti as my daily but these tcr always appealed to me over the R. Nice car and very capable. Like a gti it can do everything

[stfu]

And in grey they look so damn good from factory

[Society.]

Immediately after the first sequence of curves, you can tell how good this car is at rotating and braking. I wish they sold them here in the States!

[christian_urocar]

😮😮damn that’s how you drive this car, and for a car to give misha that much confidence says a lot!

[micheltebraake]

Mooi om te zien dat een standaard auto ook voor veel plezier zorgt op de Nordschleife.