There’s an onramp to the interstate as I leave work, noticeably up hill and close to a half mile long. Starts with two lanes, down to one before it meets the highway. It’s only smart to walk on it so that you can accelerate from nothing to the 70 everyone else is doing by the time you hit the merge.

In the snow, yes. I live on a cul de sac. When I had BMWs with LSDs, every arrival home in the snow featured a 270 degree opposite lock pirouette into my driveway.

Friends do not film in Portrait. Which is the real Crime here

I wonder if they might spin off part of their operation to be a new brand that only does limited production models, and if that might help them skirt the rules. They already produce one-off/limited runs of special cars for million dollar price tags.

It’s all about the performance. I, personally, don’t care much about the logo on the hood. Remember the current Audi S3 starts at $44,900. I’d much prefer the Golf R *hatchback* over an S3 sedan.

It’s about time Ferrari and Lamborghini became more exclusive again. They’ve lost their cool factor with their crossovers parked in suburban neighborhoods. Maybe they should just cut production to 999 cars a year. 

Golf R for me. Way more practical, and just as fun.

So according to the video, he say the cops drew guns on him after he got to shore 2.5-3 hours later... seems a bit overkill... you almost kill yourself and then a cop threatens to shoot you... WTF

I’d take the Golf R if you want some speed and do almost everything...

This is precisely why the Golf GTI/R sells and exists while other "hot hatches" have disappeared. It adults, you can take a classy person out on a date in it. No one cares about drifts in reality.

Golf R Pros

New, Warranty, more utility, everyday car, super fun to drive, great shift feel ight clutch, tuneable, flies under the radar

Cons

New (new model with new model issues) low ground clearance can be annoying, small boot, should be more power for that money, weak clutch, easy to burn out 

The Audi, I have no…

The area was a sort of resort in the 1950s, with hotels and lakehouses and all the associated mid-century leisure stuff that entails.

You must not care about looks

This sounds like it’s a fairly common experience. Can you say why the GTI is more fun than the R?

What are the maintenance cost on the TT? The upfront price might be about the same, but if you’re paying an extra ~$1-2k a year on average for the TT that add ups quickly. As quick as depreciation on the R? I don’t know.

The previous one was $40K, and inflation is a thing. <shrug>

Very different cars to compare. One is way more practical than the other and one would be new and the other pushing nearly a decade old by the time you can get your hands on this new R.

I personally like that unlike the TT RS, this can be your everything car. But that may not matter to you as much as it would to me, for example. SOme people had a real issue with the touch controls on the R but you’d have to drive it to find out. 

Turns out automakers don’t make money selling cheap cars, no matter the volume.

I love how the comments here so far are all about the 31HP typo and not about the price. There are hoards with pitchforks and torches on other blogs - at which, I shook my head. I guess I’m reading specs differently than those folks.