2024 Volkswagen GTI | My Favorite Things

[rgames]

You're right on about the buttons. I have a 2023 GTI and was like "Hey you have to press these" So other car reviewers are full of BS. Great job.

[homeskillet]

Nice video! As a '24 GTI S owner I totally agree in that the infotainment and touch capacitive buttons are unnecessarily hated. They've been nothing short of super responsive and easy to use.

[TheMystro]

I am a Porsche 911 owner and collector and I choose to drive a Mk8 GTI as my daily driver. My last daily was a BMW M2C but in reality, the GTI is a far better daily performance car. It flys under the radar and handles razor sharp.
Build quality might even be better in my 2024 GTI S than my 2020 M2C. Absolutely no rattling or creeks even in cold weather. The GTI feels so solid and well put together. I have other full size luxury vehicles from BMW in my collection but the DNA in this little GTI takes me back to my earlier air cooled 911 in it’s a drivers car that is pure German simplicity and oozes its German DNA. It doesn’t have vulgar silly wings in add-ons as other cars in the hot hatch category. It just works. Our last few Audi models from a RS3, S4, RS4, were nice but too heavy and rather expensive with annoying tech and mechanical issues always visiting the dealer. AWD might be faster off the line but heavy and less fun in general. The GTI climate control will freeze you out with its air AC and quickly heat up in winter. Set the GTI climate to auto and forget about it in all 4 seasons. Lastly, the GTi is a pure drivers car so once set up you don’t fiddle with the controls short of drive mode “Sport” or “individual”. That is the beauty of the GTI as it doesn’t need to be constantly adjusted like my BMW or Audis. It does what it does better than anything else in its class.

[dyllman]

ive got an SE moonstone grey dsg, just purchased the powermax turbo for stage 3. i cant wait to see what the mk8 platform can do.

[ScottKelley]

Those mountains in the background looks so so good

[imissdad]

Just bought this exact same car (same color too). Love it! I’m 6ft 1 and fit very comfortably in it

[katiecannon]

I love the mk8 styling.

I’m kinda sad about the new grill that looks pasted on for the mk8.5.

Also the over sized screen.

So, you did good getting the 2024

[Einsteindks]

The rear hatch opens real far, allowing for a 6' walk-under with only a slight head tuck.

[informedcarpet]

The best review of this car. I comply agree regarding the buttons ( haptic ) I have found them absolutely fine and they look great.

I can’t help think other reviewers have to make the same negative points as the ones before them to look credible.

Again, very refreshing review, truly independent . Thankyou. 😊

[katiecannon]

Most - though not all - car reviewers have been pretty terrible. Among other things, they obviously don’t spend any time at all understanding the infotainment system - especially the short cuts.

Anyway, I love my 2023 GTI.

[reitsmaassociates]

Great review, have owned mk2, 5, 6, 7, 8 GTI golfs. Put getting a Mk 8 off until this year also, first drive surprised me - it was very quick, handled great too - cheers from Brisbane

[ronaldardito]

As good as my GLI AUTOBAHNS were, yes two of them, I find the GTI manual far superior in many ways.
Nice video. Got tired of waiting for the Elantra N.

[paulchen]

Just got a golf R DSG, and honestly the infotainment system isn't all that bad as people say.. first 2 days of driving it definitely was kinda weird cuz it literally have no buttons and switches, however once you kinda get use to how things work and the short cuts then its actually quite easy. The "touch" controls on the steering wheel you actually have to press it, when I drive I tend to grab the wheel with one hand and the other will be resting on the side with my palm ontop of the touch controls, never set anything off, so I can assume its the same for the GTI.. However I just hate how I have to go into the system everytime to off the auto engine on/off, and these sound systems are...not the best I leave it at that lol ... literally other then that everything is great..

[maxa.]

I want a new GTI SE with DSG cloth seats and DCC is this available? have no luck finding one

[jet_black]

Cant wait for the refresh, small HP bump as well as a torque😮

[srockerable]

'15 gti owner..sucks they are dropping the manual. I kinda judge quality of a car by how well the door handle feels. I find there is a ton of wiggle to the handles of the new gti's when you pull them out.

[californiaabound]

I owned a mk8 golf r, and all the fuss about the ux is over blowned. Stop playing with the digital system and start driving. Set it and forget it.

[FredD.A.]

They are wrong about the steering wheel heating, it coming on is in the HVAC screen

[jamesspadaro]

Very good review, good information and well presented

[Trucho]

Nice video, man!

What beautiful scenery! What state is that?