VW Golf R v Civic Type R - DRAG RACE

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In the mood for a hot hatch drag race? Of course you are!

The Honda Civic Type R is one of the most popular hot hatches on the planet. From either the front or the back, it’s instantly recognisable as a Type R! Once you take a closer look, you’ll find a 2-litre 4 cylinder turbocharged petrol engine under the bonnet, which will deliver 320hp and 400Nm.

So looks and performance are all good - but what chance does it stand against the new Golf R over the quarter-mile? Just like the Type R, the Golf is powered by a 2-litre 4 cylinder turbocharged petrol to deliver 320hp. However, the Golf R can deliver slightly more torque, coming in at 420Nm. But that’s not all! While the Type R is just FWD and a manual, the VW has AWD as well as launch control!

Does the Honda stand a chance? You’ll have to keep watching to find out!

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[fattymcgee]

"dual clutch 7 speed... all wheel drive..."

race is over. zero chance.

[tal]

"Took me 1.6s to count to 10" - Mat

[exzelzo]

me smashing things after Type R loses the race, and cry under the pillow

[spa]

Great video! Love the rolling race! Would love to see them with just a tune on them!👍🏻

[thewildtree]

0:48 Thought Yianni's gonna show up when he said that...

[Zstray]

Hey you guys finally found a location with sun, and no rain!

[simonvs]

If you want to cheat the soft/rev limiter, let the car slightly roll at very low speeds and set the gear to N and then you’ll able to rev all the way to the red spot.

[Juang]

Manual vs manual would have been a more fair race. That being said the Mk8 is a beast

[obananamano]

he said he would count to 10, not count 10 seconds, there's a big difference so I dunno what everyones fussing about

[MKT-ucxe]

I like the horn test. Who else agrees?

[diptarupghosh]

i feel attacked by how he predicted every single one of my thoughts as a type r fan 😂😊

[ondrejjanoska]

Before i wacht the drag race: there is 0% chance for civic!

[Vr-mhwt]

00:01
"Which is better Golf or Honda Civic type
Matt voice

[Alphatales]

I love your shows mate!!!! 💕🚘🚘🚘 love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[kulitins]

I’m giggling so hard!!! Lol this is fun to watch!! ThAnk you!

[dalaanibombina]

Now that the starter girl is back, is she using her real voice or the recorded voice? 🤔

[andrewhall]

"I'm gonna count to 10"

[john]

That golf r has got way more than 320 hp. A 12.3 second 1/4 mile means it probably puts 350 to the wheels which is over 400 at the crank. The Mercedes-AMG A45 is rated at 421 hp at the crank and put in a 12.2 second 1/4 mile, so that’s the kind of power we are talking about. The golf r mk8 is way underrated!

[fredriklind]

Guy in the Civic, seems like such a humble and nice bloke 👍 But wow what a difference launch control and a dual clutch make, damn that Golf is fast 😳

[porscheandamgkid]

Maybe on ur next race u can do a test between the new golf R and the old golf R