VW Golf GTI MK2 vs up! GTI - DRAG & ROLLING RACE | carwow

It's Volkswagen vs Volkswagen for our latest drag race! But this time, we’re doing something a little different… It’s new school vs old school as the Mk 2 Golf GTI goes up against the new Volkswagen up GTI! They’re both packing similar horsepower, but can the new kid teach the old dog some new tricks? There’s only one way to find out… Let’s race!

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[rehaankhan]

That's the calmest drag race I've ever watched! 😂

[JMNTN]

And how much horsepower did that mk2 actually have after 30 years

[lazowayne]

The rolling start was like: 3, 2, 1, GO.... nothing happens 😂😂😂

[ThereWillBePeace]

When you're so slow and you have to race your grandad to feel like you're fast.

[DirtySpoon]

Can you please please do a drag race between all the gti generations
Mk1 vs mk2 vs mk3 vs mk4 vs mk5 vs mk6 vs mk7
And which one do you prefer

[TutekBG]

UP! GTI vs Lupo GTI. That would be way better comparison :)

[foxypl]

Up is a 1000kg car? It looks like it's 800kg or less...

[MrShadowady]

Do this test after 10 years, that vw up will be dead in a junkyard and that old vw 2 will still run smooth with that engine.

[skullservant]

I'd still rather have a stock Mk.2 Golf GTI than a goddamn Up

[Pickchore]

Wonder why you guys didn't use a 16v mk2? 😆

[mrcrossfirept]

I rather have the Golf anyways, such a beautifull car!

[BosnishMaffia]

The owner of that MK2 is very fortunate, that thing looks soo fresh😍

[fabers]

Regardless of pace, one of these cars is so much more desirable. The beautiful, stunning, iconic, perfect, mk2. Always.

[SPTSuperSprinter]

I drive a 60HP Up. It may be slow as hell but it holds corners really well and is superbly fun to drive. I may get the GTI one day, which I suspect pushes the envelope of what the Up chassis can actually handle towards the edge. The lower powered models don’t and you can throw them into corners at alarming speeds while still nailing the throttle.

[tnetroP]

I'd still have the Golf. I miss my old MK2 GTI 16v.

[nazimelon]

Hp loss over time can be very much minimized and considering that this was a pretty mint condition golf 2, im sure it was still rocking like 110.

I think you people underestimate what a 5 speed vs a 6 speed can do, not even considering that the golf pumps out about 150 vs the up!'s 200 nm of torque.

Now, technically this is the lowest version of the golf 2 gti, the 1.8 8v, vs the highest version of the up. If we were to use the golf 2 gti 16v or g60, that would have looked very different.

But i think its more about the "does the up gti really compare to an oldschool gti like the manufacturer says"
And having driven both myself, i can safely say: fuck yes, the up gti is a blast

[sergioserramusic]

No braking test? Probably not good for the old Golf... XD

[actel]

Who else would like to see Doug go through the quirks and features of the mk2 golf gti

[geekhamster]

After all these years the old GTI lost compression for sure, so it is not a fair battle. What i can say is that that old car still looks awesome, and brought me a lot of memories.

[Jesperyt]

Nice to see. But if the engine of mk2 has not been overhauled how do we know its not down on power.