Color - not sure. Maybe the blue, maybe black this time (my two GTIs have been white). Depends on what color palette we get. The monthly bills I quoted were purchases, not leases - not sure what the lease would be. I got it under invoice at 0.9% - hard to pass that up.

 

Too easy - it has to be red!

If that blue anything like the blue on the R36 Passat, which I think it might be, it will look amazing in pictures and when it's squeaky clean, but incredibly dull as soon as it gets some dust on it.

 

Took this pic at my dealer. It looks real good in blue if you ask me.

 

I owned an MKV R32 and will buy the MKIV as well. I'd love to make room for this puppy but I bought a truck now for work and play and was thinking of stepping into a Cayman next. This this is too tempting to pass up though!

 

I've read/heard that instead of Golf R, it'll be called R20 here (like R32) to differentiate it from Golf, Golf TDI, etc. Color will totally depend on the palette we're given. Red is out, since my wife's TT-S will be red.

 

This could possibly be the perfect college car for me :P Relatively fast, AWD for the snow, good on gas(hopefully), hopefully it isn't too much :P

 

I would say that's relatively accurate. I've only heard it referred to as R20 during my time at VW

 

Already drove the car. It's a pretty unspectacular car.
With DSG you can sprint 0-60 in 5.5 - 6 sec without any effort but there's a lack of feeling. Only when you watch the speedo climbing you realize that the car is fast. Even a 2.0 TDI 170 HP Audi A3 FEELS faster. Sound is ok, but it's a 4 cyl and the exhaust drones a little bit at medium revs. suspension is sporty (cornering speed is quite good) but it's still everday comfortable.
But personally I would take the GTI with a little tune. R only if you need 4wd

 

Interesting. I'll definitely have to test-drive it before getting rid of my MkV GTI. Thanks for the info.

 

My GTI goes back in 6 months, this could get interesting.