**Eco Mode: The Worst**

I've got to say, I'm not a fan of Eco mode. It's supposed to make you feel like you're saving gas, but let me try it out and see what happens.

So, I clicked the button right there on the dashboard, and it started telling me if I was using my throttle input, steering feel, everything. I mean, if I had to save gas, this seems like the perfect mode. But, you don't buy a GTI to save gas - you buy it because you want the thrill of driving a performance car. And, as for the seats, yeah, they're nice.

But, let's talk about what's really important: the interior. I definitely like the screen on this one. It looks high-res, and when we plug in our CarPlay and Android Auto, it's lightning-fast. The 8-inch touch screens for Volkswagens are definitely high-end, and when you pair it with the car's infotainment system, life just pops up right away.

The all-track system is also a highlight of this interior - I told you it was my favorite. It's very nice, and it doesn't have any flaws that I can think of. Okay, well, one thing: the volume knob spins. But, that shouldn't spin. However, they could just make the outside spin if they wanted to.

The rest of the interior is also nice - no fake carbon fiber or honeycomb panels here. That's good stuff. The only issue I have with it at night is that it glows in red. Not white, not red, but a weird shade that's hard to explain. And, you can adjust it through the infotainment system.

One of the nice features of this car is the linky persists and adaptive cruise control system. It comes as part of one of the packages you can get - the driver assistance package. But, I have to say, I'm not a fan of the price tag on this car. The GTI starts at $30,000, which is a great deal. However, the GTI Autobahn starts around $35,000, and the one we're driving costs $39,000.

**The Price**

So, what do you miss if you don't get the luxury features on the higher-end model? You don't get the wheels - or at least, not these specific wheels. But, they do have the same engine as the lower-end model, which is good news for performance enthusiasts. The suspension is also identical.

The biggest thing that I feel like is missing from the base model is the cool headlights and wheels. Those are definitely nice features that make the GTI stand out. And, let's be real - they're not cheap. But, if you're on a budget, this car could be a great option for you.

Imagine how much you can spend on wheels and upgrades like roof racks and jerry cans. It's a good thing that the price is relatively low, or it might be hard to justify the cost of all those extras. On the other hand, if you do get to spend money on those upgrades, you'll have a car that's really special.

**My Thoughts**

Overall, I think this car is great - especially the Alltrack model and the GTI. I've been driving a lot of Volkswagens lately, and some of them are definitely better than others. The Golf R is still up in the air for me - I'm not sure if it's worth the extra money.

One thing that might help make the Golf R more appealing to me is the option to get a manual transmission. There's something about driving a stick shift car that just feels right. Maybe it's because I'm a bit of a performance enthusiast, or maybe it's just because I love the feeling of being in control. Whatever it is, I think having a manual transmission would make the Golf R a much more attractive option.

**Conclusion**

I've really enjoyed driving this Volkswagen GTI - especially with its Eco mode turned on. It's definitely a great car, and there are some nice features that set it apart from other models in the same class. However, if you're looking for something a bit more luxurious, you might want to consider the higher-end model. The price is still relatively low, but it's not as cheap as I would like.

Overall, I think this car is great - especially for people who are on a budget and don't need all of the extra features that come with the higher-end models. It's a good option for anyone who wants to drive a performance car without breaking the bank.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enJakub you're go for a drive wait a second happy birthday buddy I got red all over everything it's like the candle and blow it out don't worry about it there's a little bit on the roof yeah hey yo what are you gonna wish for okay back to the review it's Jacob's 32nd birthday today wish him a happy birthday by subscribing that was his wish 2018 Volkswagen GTI Autobahn what does Autobahn mean it's the top trim of the GTI oh is that why we have these awesome seats it's actually not it actually comes with leather but these Clark cloth seats are a $0 option so you can delete leather and get clerk cloth because Volkswagen probably wants you to have these here yes these are like heritage seats I think they're the coolest part they are really cool ok now the good stuff horsepower torque 220 horsepower up 10 horsepower from last year and 258 foot-pounds of torque so this is about as fast as an SI and an Elantra GT this is faster is it though it's way faster all right it is the torque actually throws you back in your seat in this car but it competes with those two because the Golf R competes with the STI kind of not really Type R no because the top trim Elantra is the base of the GTI it doesn't really compete this competes with a Focus ST okay Focus ST is between Civic Si and type-r yes then put my bar is next to RS and this kind of competes with the SI as well but the RS has a little okay yeah RS is all wheel drive so that's Golf R now you get it did you guys get that box test piece yeah eight boxes that's pretty good but just remember the Type R did 11 yes vizor test that's my note Oh three two one by the year yeah well then just buy a sport mode traction off launch control because this is a DSG 3000 rpm and then gone a little bit wheel spin because it's cold out but you send it that's pretty good yeah why does somebody buy a GTI why not there's a really good card but like what's the main purpose of buying a GTI over anything else practical fast hatchback looks good there's gas mileage is handling entered that list yes handles great look really good like cliche corner really good send it yeah send it but right on you can hear that engine oh that sounds really good it does is it pumped in yep SiC is really good that sounds a lot better than I thought it would yeah you can actually change the sound by the different modes so if you hit the mode button you go eco and normal sport and custom you can have eco normal sport modes for your sound in your custom mode oh that's interesting it is so it sounds really good obviously yeah it's really fast it hits pretty damn hard boost comes on like pretty good there's a little bit of lag but then it just sends it it's great transmission ships really quick cuz dual clutch so we have a limited slip differential in the front okay and it pulls you through corners it's really good it's electronically controlled but it's still really good I would love to compare this directly to the ST so far I don't think I've had any issues with the GT I know it's a really good car like we had some issues with the Passat had some issues yes with the lead oh yeah not really any issues with the old track eGolf maybe a little bit a little bit but it was still really good but this is like the golf is like Volkswagens bread-and-butter and did you know the GTI Golf yeah but the golf all track the golf Eagle the GTI like the golf is Volkswagen and they can't afford to make the GTI bad in any ways no and they don't because it's really good the suspension is really stiff you notice it especially because we just reviewed the all track it's really good but it kind of suffers a little bit over bumps but whatever doesn't matter you're buying a sporty car exactly it's like complaining if like an ST was or unrefined yeah like because without really refined supposed to be a little on or fun it's supposed to be really fun you know this a lot of my friends a lot of our friends from high school have GTI's yeah a lot of people have with GG is especially in white yes I asked my one buddy he said he loves German cars he wants to get an Audi one day so this is his step this GTI is a step into an Audi yes the other body was getting out of 350z yeah I needed something more practical this was like 2010 ish and something not as loud so he instead of getting a Focus ST he got this yeah also looking at a WRX but he went with the GTI for practicality was a good choice yeah shout out Joey and Mike I'm gonna shout out some words that only Volkswagen people will know tell me if you know MK 7.5 mark seven and a half that's what this is because this is a refresh yeah mid cycle for 2018 this isn't Mark eight this is mark 7.5 it's a refresh so mark 7.5 is a refresh and eight is gonna be the next one that's right APR 2 2014 1 I buy this and they're just gonna dump it so looking at this that we're seeing right now you can see that it needs to be lowered it needs wheels I don't like the color of those wheels we're gonna change those wheels we're gonna make them cold now how about that now it stands nation yeah I'm kind of alright with Volkswagen golf's not being Stansted so am i I like the way this looks but if you're gonna buy a Volkswagen you're probably gonna do that so this is what it looks like with a roof rack on it or something look I don't get that can you someone explain to me why Volkswagen golf's have roof racks and carrying like jerry cans and stuff yeah I just don't get it looks cool though I would really don't need jerry cans on this that's really good on gas we're getting like 9 10 liters per hundred kilometer oh that's good yeah with the mid-cycle refresh we get new headlights the headlights look really good yeah golf headlights GTI headlights anyways always look pretty sharp exactly and these are even sharper than last year's yeah speaking of the front end it's got the red line yes which is the most GTI thing ever yes it is we did the Kia Forte 5sx tech which they tried to do they put a red line I like man there's so many red lines in this GTI that I think this is the red line at the Fort de 5sx textured like revoke that red line maybe change it up yeah cuz I think this owns red line it does and okay so this bumper on the GTI compared to the bumper on the Golf R yes so the GTI goes down so it's like a smiling face okay and then the Golf R is like a grill like a angry sad face yeah yeah like a droopy face yeah that's my that's mine that's what I noticed between the differences the main the main difference sorry do you like the wheels on the Autobahn I love wheels on every single GTI yeah starting with the one with the circle cutouts which mark was that those are kind of like phone dials from like Porsche days that was the best GTI wheels I agree like but GT lost cool wheels they do all the new ones because on the Autobahn you get different ones on the base GTI you get smaller ones these ones look a lot better yeah always get the best GTI wheels you can and you also get big brakes now bigger brakes you get the ones from the Golf R oh but those ones are red yes because and they say GTI LG tij has to be red you ever see GT is that aren't white or black sometimes red I really like the marriage very rarely usually the base yeah yeah I love them in red though what do thing about the taillights and nothing special they look pretty good appropriate they are appropriate but I'm not overly impressed yeah the exhaust looks great dual yes I love duals on a hatch Abdul's on anything but the Golf R has quad exhaust yeah it does alright do you want a GTI you know what I want to see what this hype is all about because I get it now I'm not I'm not buying it yet I think you need to get it I want to try to get it I fully get it I know why people buy GTI's now all right I'm gonna launch it from start okay wait performance monitor gauges okay that's cool yeah so we can see your psi energy meter okay let's end it let me know how many PSI boost and geez here we go point five g's point five one won't rub the 30 psi okay okay it's pretty good once I hit is it not once I hit fourth it was like yeah I could really feel it yeah so this thing actually boosts to 30 psi according to this gauge that's a lot of pressure you know what I think I like the Focus ST a bit more why I think maybe because it's a stick shift maybe because the receipts the way they felt and I felt like more of a racecar guy I feel like you might like this way more inside shift I'll have to find out yeah but I do like this this is quick does it not feel more refined more luxurious than an ST I feel like you can trick your fiance or wife into letting you buy this more than you can into Anesti she'll complain about the seats in the SD yeah and she'll know it's a race car here should be like ah it's just my nice little white Volkswagen it's so true actually yeah nailed it okay there was like no lag my foot down and just went there's a bit of lag but not much very little you get peak torque at 1500 rpm that's why it's all the torque that pushes you I fully understand GTI's do you get it I get it it's a fast car that your girlfriend wife fiance won't mind you getting yeah cuz you know you can daily this completely fine you don't have to drive it in sport mode you just put it in and drive and you're fine hey what if I go into eco mode eco mode is the worst all right let me try that out I can't stand eco mode so eco mode changes your throttle input your steering feel everything it actually tells you if you click the button right there I mean if I had to save gas this seems like the perfect mode I guess but you don't buy GTI to save gas it's good on gas but you drive it in sport mode or regular mode so you obviously like the seats but other than the seats what do you think about the interior I definitely like it I like this screen for some reason I don't know why I think I like it more than other ones high-res is that what it is yeah it looks high-res the 8 inch touch screens for Volkswagens are high-res and when we plug in our carplay and android auto those life pops up right away lightning yeah which this does have great in the all track I told you this is my favorite infotainment it's very nice it doesn't rewind satellite radio but whatever I don't care as is tradition with every single new 2018 Volkswagen that we drive fender Audio fender audio and a power knob volume button that spins that shouldn't spin but they could just make the outside spin but they don't don't fix that eventually remember what we said about the Accord don't stop complaining yeah been like this for a long time hasn't it this is a brand new volume knob though it has been like that for a while turning yet this infotainment is new looking around the rest of the interior not fake carbon fake honeycomb which is real honeycomb because it's not fake anything that's good i 100% approve this line you read yes it should be ready but at night you get this glowing in red oh yeah and you can adjust it through the infotainment and the footwell light is white not red it also has linky persists and adaptive cruise because it has one of the packages that you can get which is the driver assistance package okay here's the issue let's get to the price okay so the GTI starts at $30,000 which is a bargain Canadian yes great price however the GTI Autobahn starts around 35,000 the one we're driving 39,000 how much is it golf are like a couple thousand dollars more yeah but luxuries I don't know man I really like this car I might like it more than the Golf R but imagine going fast with no luxuries maybe a little spoiled now but I feel like if I have to go out and buy a new car I'd like I don't get like a like a cheaper car so that I can optionally like the sweet spot for this one is the bass get the engine you get everything like but what do you miss what do you miss out on this in the base you don't get the wheels you don't get the cool headlights okay cool headlights is like the most important thing but you can do get these same seats in the base yeah but cool headlights you have the same D shaped steering wheel which says GTI with red stitching cool cool cool headlights cool wheels same engine it so well the engine and suspension it's all the same maybe they don't you get the differential everything everything you need is there I they don't need gets added to this one looks is very important and I think without these headlights and I think without these wheels yeah it's lacking but for 30 grand imagine how much you can spend on wheels and dumping it and lowering it and putting in a vape kit and whatever else you get good gas roof rack roof rack yeah I guess you could buy a lot of jerry cans to put on your roof rack yeah so how do you feel about Volkswagens now after reviewing so many of them I really like certain ones like really liked them the Alltrack I really like GTI I'd really like and I'm looking forward to the Golf R very much I'm still on the fence I think maybe if we got a stick shift stick shift would help but this is a nice white color which is good they have like just enough luxury that you need that you can trick your wife or girlfriend into getting a really good car I think I had some performance I think I need to try stick shift yeah maybe the golf are maybe the golf are fictional I think it would help you okay I understand this car I think it would help you to get a manual okay okay well look forward to our golf our stick shift review yeah I don't know if it's stick shift or not don't forget to subscribe so that when that comes up who knows if we'll actually do it you'll get a notification if you hit the notification bell that's true Jacob loves that I'm Yuri I'm Jacob we're going for a drive scribe subscribe right now subscribe we didn't even we didn't do thatJakub you're go for a drive wait a second happy birthday buddy I got red all over everything it's like the candle and blow it out don't worry about it there's a little bit on the roof yeah hey yo what are you gonna wish for okay back to the review it's Jacob's 32nd birthday today wish him a happy birthday by subscribing that was his wish 2018 Volkswagen GTI Autobahn what does Autobahn mean it's the top trim of the GTI oh is that why we have these awesome seats it's actually not it actually comes with leather but these Clark cloth seats are a $0 option so you can delete leather and get clerk cloth because Volkswagen probably wants you to have these here yes these are like heritage seats I think they're the coolest part they are really cool ok now the good stuff horsepower torque 220 horsepower up 10 horsepower from last year and 258 foot-pounds of torque so this is about as fast as an SI and an Elantra GT this is faster is it though it's way faster all right it is the torque actually throws you back in your seat in this car but it competes with those two because the Golf R competes with the STI kind of not really Type R no because the top trim Elantra is the base of the GTI it doesn't really compete this competes with a Focus ST okay Focus ST is between Civic Si and type-r yes then put my bar is next to RS and this kind of competes with the SI as well but the RS has a little okay yeah RS is all wheel drive so that's Golf R now you get it did you guys get that box test piece yeah eight boxes that's pretty good but just remember the Type R did 11 yes vizor test that's my note Oh three two one by the year yeah well then just buy a sport mode traction off launch control because this is a DSG 3000 rpm and then gone a little bit wheel spin because it's cold out but you send it that's pretty good yeah why does somebody buy a GTI why not there's a really good card but like what's the main purpose of buying a GTI over anything else practical fast hatchback looks good there's gas mileage is handling entered that list yes handles great look really good like cliche corner really good send it yeah send it but right on you can hear that engine oh that sounds really good it does is it pumped in yep SiC is really good that sounds a lot better than I thought it would yeah you can actually change the sound by the different modes so if you hit the mode button you go eco and normal sport and custom you can have eco normal sport modes for your sound in your custom mode oh that's interesting it is so it sounds really good obviously yeah it's really fast it hits pretty damn hard boost comes on like pretty good there's a little bit of lag but then it just sends it it's great transmission ships really quick cuz dual clutch so we have a limited slip differential in the front okay and it pulls you through corners it's really good it's electronically controlled but it's still really good I would love to compare this directly to the ST so far I don't think I've had any issues with the GT I know it's a really good car like we had some issues with the Passat had some issues yes with the lead oh yeah not really any issues with the old track eGolf maybe a little bit a little bit but it was still really good but this is like the golf is like Volkswagens bread-and-butter and did you know the GTI Golf yeah but the golf all track the golf Eagle the GTI like the golf is Volkswagen and they can't afford to make the GTI bad in any ways no and they don't because it's really good the suspension is really stiff you notice it especially because we just reviewed the all track it's really good but it kind of suffers a little bit over bumps but whatever doesn't matter you're buying a sporty car exactly it's like complaining if like an ST was or unrefined yeah like because without really refined supposed to be a little on or fun it's supposed to be really fun you know this a lot of my friends a lot of our friends from high school have GTI's yeah a lot of people have with GG is especially in white yes I asked my one buddy he said he loves German cars he wants to get an Audi one day so this is his step this GTI is a step into an Audi yes the other body was getting out of 350z yeah I needed something more practical this was like 2010 ish and something not as loud so he instead of getting a Focus ST he got this yeah also looking at a WRX but he went with the GTI for practicality was a good choice yeah shout out Joey and Mike I'm gonna shout out some words that only Volkswagen people will know tell me if you know MK 7.5 mark seven and a half that's what this is because this is a refresh yeah mid cycle for 2018 this isn't Mark eight this is mark 7.5 it's a refresh so mark 7.5 is a refresh and eight is gonna be the next one that's right APR 2 2014 1 I buy this and they're just gonna dump it so looking at this that we're seeing right now you can see that it needs to be lowered it needs wheels I don't like the color of those wheels we're gonna change those wheels we're gonna make them cold now how about that now it stands nation yeah I'm kind of alright with Volkswagen golf's not being Stansted so am i I like the way this looks but if you're gonna buy a Volkswagen you're probably gonna do that so this is what it looks like with a roof rack on it or something look I don't get that can you someone explain to me why Volkswagen golf's have roof racks and carrying like jerry cans and stuff yeah I just don't get it looks cool though I would really don't need jerry cans on this that's really good on gas we're getting like 9 10 liters per hundred kilometer oh that's good yeah with the mid-cycle refresh we get new headlights the headlights look really good yeah golf headlights GTI headlights anyways always look pretty sharp exactly and these are even sharper than last year's yeah speaking of the front end it's got the red line yes which is the most GTI thing ever yes it is we did the Kia Forte 5sx tech which they tried to do they put a red line I like man there's so many red lines in this GTI that I think this is the red line at the Fort de 5sx textured like revoke that red line maybe change it up yeah cuz I think this owns red line it does and okay so this bumper on the GTI compared to the bumper on the Golf R yes so the GTI goes down so it's like a smiling face okay and then the Golf R is like a grill like a angry sad face yeah yeah like a droopy face yeah that's my that's mine that's what I noticed between the differences the main the main difference sorry do you like the wheels on the Autobahn I love wheels on every single GTI yeah starting with the one with the circle cutouts which mark was that those are kind of like phone dials from like Porsche days that was the best GTI wheels I agree like but GT lost cool wheels they do all the new ones because on the Autobahn you get different ones on the base GTI you get smaller ones these ones look a lot better yeah always get the best GTI wheels you can and you also get big brakes now bigger brakes you get the ones from the Golf R oh but those ones are red yes because and they say GTI LG tij has to be red you ever see GT is that aren't white or black sometimes red I really like the marriage very rarely usually the base yeah yeah I love them in red though what do thing about the taillights and nothing special they look pretty good appropriate they are appropriate but I'm not overly impressed yeah the exhaust looks great dual yes I love duals on a hatch Abdul's on anything but the Golf R has quad exhaust yeah it does alright do you want a GTI you know what I want to see what this hype is all about because I get it now I'm not I'm not buying it yet I think you need to get it I want to try to get it I fully get it I know why people buy GTI's now all right I'm gonna launch it from start okay wait performance monitor gauges okay that's cool yeah so we can see your psi energy meter okay let's end it let me know how many PSI boost and geez here we go point five g's point five one won't rub the 30 psi okay okay it's pretty good once I hit is it not once I hit fourth it was like yeah I could really feel it yeah so this thing actually boosts to 30 psi according to this gauge that's a lot of pressure you know what I think I like the Focus ST a bit more why I think maybe because it's a stick shift maybe because the receipts the way they felt and I felt like more of a racecar guy I feel like you might like this way more inside shift I'll have to find out yeah but I do like this this is quick does it not feel more refined more luxurious than an ST I feel like you can trick your fiance or wife into letting you buy this more than you can into Anesti she'll complain about the seats in the SD yeah and she'll know it's a race car here should be like ah it's just my nice little white Volkswagen it's so true actually yeah nailed it okay there was like no lag my foot down and just went there's a bit of lag but not much very little you get peak torque at 1500 rpm that's why it's all the torque that pushes you I fully understand GTI's do you get it I get it it's a fast car that your girlfriend wife fiance won't mind you getting yeah cuz you know you can daily this completely fine you don't have to drive it in sport mode you just put it in and drive and you're fine hey what if I go into eco mode eco mode is the worst all right let me try that out I can't stand eco mode so eco mode changes your throttle input your steering feel everything it actually tells you if you click the button right there I mean if I had to save gas this seems like the perfect mode I guess but you don't buy GTI to save gas it's good on gas but you drive it in sport mode or regular mode so you obviously like the seats but other than the seats what do you think about the interior I definitely like it I like this screen for some reason I don't know why I think I like it more than other ones high-res is that what it is yeah it looks high-res the 8 inch touch screens for Volkswagens are high-res and when we plug in our carplay and android auto those life pops up right away lightning yeah which this does have great in the all track I told you this is my favorite infotainment it's very nice it doesn't rewind satellite radio but whatever I don't care as is tradition with every single new 2018 Volkswagen that we drive fender Audio fender audio and a power knob volume button that spins that shouldn't spin but they could just make the outside spin but they don't don't fix that eventually remember what we said about the Accord don't stop complaining yeah been like this for a long time hasn't it this is a brand new volume knob though it has been like that for a while turning yet this infotainment is new looking around the rest of the interior not fake carbon fake honeycomb which is real honeycomb because it's not fake anything that's good i 100% approve this line you read yes it should be ready but at night you get this glowing in red oh yeah and you can adjust it through the infotainment and the footwell light is white not red it also has linky persists and adaptive cruise because it has one of the packages that you can get which is the driver assistance package okay here's the issue let's get to the price okay so the GTI starts at $30,000 which is a bargain Canadian yes great price however the GTI Autobahn starts around 35,000 the one we're driving 39,000 how much is it golf are like a couple thousand dollars more yeah but luxuries I don't know man I really like this car I might like it more than the Golf R but imagine going fast with no luxuries maybe a little spoiled now but I feel like if I have to go out and buy a new car I'd like I don't get like a like a cheaper car so that I can optionally like the sweet spot for this one is the bass get the engine you get everything like but what do you miss what do you miss out on this in the base you don't get the wheels you don't get the cool headlights okay cool headlights is like the most important thing but you can do get these same seats in the base yeah but cool headlights you have the same D shaped steering wheel which says GTI with red stitching cool cool cool headlights cool wheels same engine it so well the engine and suspension it's all the same maybe they don't you get the differential everything everything you need is there I they don't need gets added to this one looks is very important and I think without these headlights and I think without these wheels yeah it's lacking but for 30 grand imagine how much you can spend on wheels and dumping it and lowering it and putting in a vape kit and whatever else you get good gas roof rack roof rack yeah I guess you could buy a lot of jerry cans to put on your roof rack yeah so how do you feel about Volkswagens now after reviewing so many of them I really like certain ones like really liked them the Alltrack I really like GTI I'd really like and I'm looking forward to the Golf R very much I'm still on the fence I think maybe if we got a stick shift stick shift would help but this is a nice white color which is good they have like just enough luxury that you need that you can trick your wife or girlfriend into getting a really good car I think I had some performance I think I need to try stick shift yeah maybe the golf are maybe the golf are fictional I think it would help you okay I understand this car I think it would help you to get a manual okay okay well look forward to our golf our stick shift review yeah I don't know if it's stick shift or not don't forget to subscribe so that when that comes up who knows if we'll actually do it you'll get a notification if you hit the notification bell that's true Jacob loves that I'm Yuri I'm Jacob we're going for a drive scribe subscribe right now subscribe we didn't even we didn't do that\n"