Also, TT-RS means 5-cylinder noises and that’s something that might even rival V8 noises in terms of awesomeness.

My guy’s name is actually “U.S. Marine”.

Only if you’re comparing it to other cars and not children.

I’ll bet you’re very sad that these fine neighbors of yours have decided to move on, they sound terribly interesting.

Pictured: Predicted response to spotting an HD in the wild

Nah you’re right, they’re somehow uglier in real life than on the internet. GM made this thing actively ugly, like it actually draws your attention because your brain can’t comprehend how it could be that bad so it needs extra time to process what it has seen.

Yeah, at my power level I gotta walk a fine line between bogging it and doing an AWD burnout for the first ~30' or so. I’m sure the street tires aren’t helping, but I’m worried about axles and the Haldex unit if I put some real rubber on.

Yeah, the DSG is nice and I’d definitely be faster if I had one. The real advantage is the launch, AWD DSG launches are absurd. I’m getting better about launching the 6MT but I’ll never get out of the hole the way a DSG car will.

Curious where you’ve lived that has enforced the left-lane law. I’ve lived in half a dozen states and nowhere actually enforces it, I don’t even feel bad about passing on the right anymore because so many people don’t get what the left lane is for and they won’t be forced to learn via tickets.

Eh, you just need a clutch on the 6MT and they hold plenty of power. My ‘16 6MT is at ~460whp right now and it’s fine, this same gearbox has been around for years and plenty of tuned VWs have run lots of power through them without much issue. I’m getting ready to drag racing and I’m far more worried about throwing a…

Not sure about Mazdas, but there’s always loads of cash on the hood of a GTI. No one is paying $32k for one.

Alternatively: Get the fuck out of the passing lane and I won’t have to pass you on the right. If there’s room for me to pass over there, there’s room for you to merge out of the way of faster moving traffic.

A lot of soccer moms like to flex on other soccer moms, that’s the business case and sadly it’s a sound one.

This is way too well coordinated to have anything to do with the Mets.

Get 17s. I have them on my 16 Golf R and they were a noticeable improvement. You can fit some meaty tires on there too.

This x1000. Also, if you’re after power, these turbo 4-pots tend to be very easy to coax some extra ponies out of. I’d bet some software changes get you another 50hp and that closes that straight-line gap pretty significantly.

You understand that it could be too dangerous to be in the passenger compartment of an airplane but not too dangerous for general usage outside an airport, yes?

You touched on this, but this is also why spouting peak HP numbers doesn’t tell you anything. You’re right, I can make all my power at 1,000 RPM and then have it fall on it’s face and it won’t be a fast or fun car even if the number is good.

Yup, lots of places have “heartbreaker” dynos that read low. Mustang branded ones are notorious for it.

There’s so much variance in how to measure HP that it might really just be an honest mistake and under-promising and over-delivering.