Fifth Gear Subaru vs Golf

[Bytes]

Anyone catch the first episode of the latest series of Fifth Gear? Shoot out between the new Subaru WRX STI and Golf R ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_x9SoU96vaU

Video is running at the wrong speed as VBH's voice is all wrong!

[Ginola]

yea the sound is all messed up! still nice to see though

[Rdlangy1]

Ahhhh missed that

Will have to try and find it on catch up!

[Bytes]

Sky media Discovery/History channel me thinks ....

[Rdlangy1]

cheers!

[Scott.T]

Not watched but expect the golf will win.
Subaru have lost the plot and need to modernise.
A lot of the technology is 15 if not 20+ years old.
Superhatches are well ahead.

[Bytes]

Subaru 1:28
Golf 1:29.3

Wet track conditions

[Willowsdad]

Golf is quicker to 60, but the sti laps over a second quicker in the wet. Not bad for old technology. The look of the new scooby is growing on me too.

[Ginola]

Originally Posted by Scott.T

Not watched but expect the golf will win.
Subaru have lost the plot and need to modernise.
A lot of the technology is 15 if not 20+ years old.
Superhatches are well ahead.

The scoob turns in better and puts the power down earlier, feels more alive, and Vicky enjoyed driving it more (felt safer in the wet) old tech not necessarily dead

[Rdlangy1]

Originally Posted by Ginola

The scoob turns in better and puts the power down earlier, feels more alive, and Vicky enjoyed driving it more (felt safer in the wet) old tech not necessarily dead

If it works - why change it

[Scott.T]

A very different verdict to the EVO Mag long termer.

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by Willowsdad

The look of the new scooby is growing on me too.

Much, much, prefer it to the previous generation.

[555_Si]

Look Golf .:R's rule, don't be lead differently or told otherwise.........

[Ginola]

But Vicky says... ) "in her sultry voice"

[jmcc42uk]

Golf is boring. Subaru has a bit of edge to it

[munk]

is the golf another one of volkswagons under powerd examples thou, i dont now the specs??? went out in a mk4 32 a while ago,lovely car lovely place to be..... have never ever have i been so dissapointed with the performance of such a well presented car.feel like my old astra van could have given it a run for its money.

[Rdlangy1]

Originally Posted by 555_Si

Look Golf .:R's rule, don't be lead differently or told otherwise.........

Ha Ha

[555_Si]

yeah, strap a turbo or charger on a mkiv R32 and it is what it should have been, 500bhp of proper fun, mine has 280 ish and to be honest feels like it needs more, and that is up from the standard 240.

[munk]

Originally Posted by 555_Si

yeah, strap a turbo or charger on a mkiv R32 and it is what it should have been, 500bhp of proper fun, mine has 280 ish and to be honest feels like it needs more, and that is up from the standard 240.

Good shout mate would that be easy enough to do?? Or costly..would have one then.for.sure!

[Red Baron]

Had a play on the twisty bit up from Adenau to the Ring entrance with a supercharged R32 (I thought it was Si so went after him), lovely car and sure it would have left me on a longer straight but we were pretty equal on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th gear stuff, guess they're a lot heavier than a classic.
Still love the sound of yours Si.

[Junior]

You see alot of Golf R's on the road but they're so bloody pricey it's ridiculous. The old man keeps making noises about changing his Leon Supercopa derv and will more than likely go for another Leon, just this time a Cupra ST 280. More performance for less pennies is a no brainer for me!

New STi is growing on me as well, actually

[555_Si]

Red Baron - Yeah that was only about 350bhp, not a lot faster than mine, try it up against a 500bhp one! Still love mine.

[555_Si]

Originally Posted by munk

Good shout mate would that be easy enough to do?? Or costly..would have one then.for.sure!

£5k to £10k depending on how much you do yourself, but they are animals, you got to like the golf to start with though as there is faster kit out there.