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Did you guys see the MK8 R release? Same as every picture ever released, optional sunroof, drift mode, lots of touch screens. Yay,more tech....😅
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Tarspin wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:05 am Did you guys see the MK8 R release? Same as every picture ever released, optional sunroof, drift mode, lots of touch screens. Yay,more tech....😅
Mk8 R looks better than the mk8 GTI but aside from “new is nice” factor I don’t like them that much. Obviously will be a better car all around but it looks like a KIA
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razr390 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:01 am
Tarspin wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:05 am Did you guys see the MK8 R release? Same as every picture ever released, optional sunroof, drift mode, lots of touch screens. Yay,more tech....😅
Mk8 R looks better than the mk8 GTI but aside from “new is nice” factor I don’t like them that much. Obviously will be a better car all around but it looks like a KIA
The front end disagrees with me, specifically the light bar that was added across the grill to give it a strangely reminiscent design styling from the 2004 BMW 5 series which IMO is the ugliest one.

I do like the added bolt ons, it is advertised with some spoiler that looks like it will be optional and a :jimp: exhaust. The seats are nice too. Like you say, it is just another example of "new is nice" and I have no feelings for it. In fact I still enjoy the look of my MK7 which I think is currently valued under half of what I paid for it sans the tax bs.
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Some pics for anyone not motivated to look it up lol

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Yup that's an :egg:
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:00 am Yup that's an :egg:
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Honestly, the new R looks pretty :neat: 5/7 would hoon.
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Tarspin wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:43 am Some pics for anyone not motivated to look it up lol

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Wow they took the Porsche baby dick shifter and made it even smaller. :amazing:
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e-diff in the back is :neat:

I'll hate the trends toward digi-dashes and the lack of physical controls and shit forever, but given current automotive trends the new GoRf looks pretty awesome.
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razr390 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:01 am
Tarspin wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 8:05 am Did you guys see the MK8 R release? Same as every picture ever released, optional sunroof, drift mode, lots of touch screens. Yay,more tech....😅
Mk8 R looks better than the mk8 GTI but aside from “new is nice” factor I don’t like them that much. Obviously will be a better car all around but it looks like a KIA
:dat: I'm sure it'll be a good car/par for the course for GTI/R, but it just kind of looks like a "Korea-fied" Golf to me. I don't dislike it, but certainly wouldn't consider it better looking than the previous.
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coogles wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:27 am e-diff in the back is :neat:

I'll hate the trends toward digi-dashes and the lack of physical controls and shit forever, but given current automotive trends the new GoRf looks pretty awesome.
Easily solvable by just driving old shit :lolol:
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D Griff wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 12:37 pm
coogles wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 11:27 am e-diff in the back is :neat:

I'll hate the trends toward digi-dashes and the lack of physical controls and shit forever, but given current automotive trends the new GoRf looks pretty awesome.
Easily solvable by just driving old shit :lolol:
:dat: is the plan.
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The Mk8 is kinda growing on me, that digi-dash and steering wheel will always be a :nope: for me.

I'm not looking forward to the day when digi-shit is all that will be available. Though I guess when everything is electric or pods :whocares: :(
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CaleDeRoo wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:00 am Yup that's an :egg:
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wap wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 1:33 pm The Mk8 is kinda growing on me, that digi-dash and steering wheel will always be a :nope: for me.

I'm not looking forward to the day when digi-shit is all that will be available. Though I guess when everything is electric or pods :whocares: :(
Digital dashes will be the standard very quickly. Being just a screen, it's a lot cheaper to develop and tool AND the exact same unit can be shared across many vehicles and it's just some programming to update the look for different brands.

It's actually :neat: tech, but it's going to make cars more disposable I'm afraid.
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Great car awful wheels.
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max225 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:51 pm Great car awful wheels.
:dat:

What are they 22's? :disgust:
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max225 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:51 pm Great car awful wheels.
Agreed. It’s going to get a set of HRE’s soon. Vossen was the only wheel available in the RS6 spec that wasn’t stock.
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Detroit wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:30 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:51 pm Great car awful wheels.
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What are they 22's? :disgust:
22’s is standard for RS6 due to the size of the brakes.

21’s is the smallest wheel possible on the RS6
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razr390 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:30 pm
Detroit wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:30 pm
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What are they 22's? :disgust:
22’s is standard for RS6 due to the size of the brakes.

21’s is the smallest wheel possible on the RS6
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razr390 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:30 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:51 pm Great car awful wheels.
Agreed. It’s going to get a set of HRE’s soon. Vossen was the only wheel available in the RS6 spec that wasn’t stock.
What upgrade do they provide over the stockers that look great
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max225 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:35 pm
razr390 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:30 pm

Agreed. It’s going to get a set of HRE’s soon. Vossen was the only wheel available in the RS6 spec that wasn’t stock.
What upgrade do they provide over the stockers that look great
Hard parking? Friends don't let friends drive stock bro.
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max225 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:35 pm
razr390 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:30 pm

Agreed. It’s going to get a set of HRE’s soon. Vossen was the only wheel available in the RS6 spec that wasn’t stock.
What upgrade do they provide over the stockers that look great
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Personal preference?
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Detroit wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:37 pm
max225 wrote: Thu Nov 05, 2020 3:35 pm

What upgrade do they provide over the stockers that look great
Hard parking? Friends don't let friends drive stock bro.
I miss my denvers. Traded them for some black ramz. Makes the car look way nicer now but I miss the :aintcare: of ridin’ round on 17’s
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