I am an old fart. Recently stumbled upon a 2015 GTI with 1800 miles. This was January 2015, just after the release of the Mk 7. Anyway, $20,000 later it was in my garage. The car was a "Salvage" car from a flood. Anyway, only the carpets got wet, no water in the trunk or spare wheel weel. Bought it because of the good reviews. Also because my 335i with a chip with 400 hp was just not drivable in the snow. Thinking front wheel drive would be better. Wife used it to go to work during winter. After winter, she took the BMW. I also have a Subaru Forester XT with a Cobb chip that I drove during winter, nice and WRX fast. When I finally got driving the GTI, I though, "gee, this thing flies" I think it will give my 335i a good run for the money. Then I found APR! I figured if the GTI is fast now, how much faster would it be with a "flash" from APR, so I scheduled an appointment. They do a before and after dyno test to show you the performance increase of the flash. Anyway, I go to the waiting room and waited. Not long, the tech called me and said, "this car has been flashed allready!" Turns out, 280 hp and 352 ft lbs at the wheels! Staggering!, I blow away almost everything including my 335i. This car does a real 4.6 sec 0-60mph. My next car, a 2017 Golf R with an APR stage 3 flash. Luckily I can afford it now!
victor van dyke haha that's awesome. Wanna hear a funny story? I was shopping for a gti. Really wanted a se model with leather and dsg. Found one with 12k miles for 22.000$. Test drove the car and it felt nice like any other gti. Decided to floor it before I buy the car. I got scared how fast it was. I knew right the way it was flashes already. E mailed the last owner and he told me it has a apr stage 1 93 octane tune on it. I raced my friend 2009 335i coupe of a roll and get him all the time haha
D BongLord - good tires, lower tire pressure, feather the throttle and clutch of it's a manual. I'll sometimes short shift to 2nd once it starts spinning and roll into it. Hard to get a good launch but rolling starts or even highway 6th gear roll ons are nice.
The look on high end sports car drivers/ owners face when you pass them in a Golf is priceless. I had a lot of fun in my 300 HP APR K04 GTI, I can only imagine how much fun another 200 hp & all wheel drive must be.
I agree!!! I used to have a 2012 Golf GTI with full K04 conversion, water meth and full engine rebuild. You would need a all wheel drive to handle more power, because even with the 380hp on the wheels, you could never launch it and stay with the 4 wheel drives.
I hope there is a 5th injector in there. Direct Injection engine failures are happening a lot lately. Fords Ecoboost engines, VW/Audi 4 cylinder turbos, and 6 cylinder, the Inline 6 turbo in bmws, and so on. Direct Injection is how the manufacturers are putting the brakes on people modifying their cars. Because DI is not safely tune-able not to mention more difficult to tune. DI also reduces reliability at higher hp than Oem.
quarter mile 10.9 second?? its hard to believe. According to car and driver. The stock 2015 Nissan Gtr can do 11.2 second quarter mile in the perfect condition, and this one is faster than Gtr. Wow ! if it truly is 10.9 second. Im very very impressed. Do you have video footage of the quarter mile run?
Daaaammmn that's amazing! I love the looks, not the biggest fan of those yellow lights but the power output is simply awesome! 500hp out of 4 cylinders is amazing, not sure if the engine is still reliable though... and the video is awesome too! As always said keep up that awesome quality bro! :D And do you actually have Seats and Škodas in South Africa, because I've seen a seat logo on the banner of VAG Motorsport... And some tiny "criticism" : I would love to see some more angles while driving... maybe a camera pointing on the tachometer or one on the roof and if it's possible maybe some drive by shots... but this is so minor and I think your videos are great as they are!
Hey dude!! Thanks so much for the comment!! Im also not really a fan but its a Euro look, I think its over done. Malcolm says it is reliable but he also says that its like every car, if you drive it hard daily it will break apart, tuned, or not. Thanks for the comment man!! Yea we have some Seats in the country but they pulled out so we will not get the newer cars here anymore. Sure bro, being one man is hard but I will try my best, I know that is something I need to work on and get going, just learning still. Thanks for the advice and time, as always your awesome!
BasicBenjamin okay nice to know that a 500ps golf can easily be a daily :D yeah it's sad to hear that seat is out of the country here in Germany they are very common and in my opinion they sometimes look even better that VWs (e.g. Seat Leon Estate with LED Headlights) And of course it's hard for a one man show to have so many angles but it's just something for the future and your content is awesome as it is!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a well put together video on a car like this one. Liked and subscribed keep up the good work! Wish I lived there I would definitely go to you guys!
sick sick sick! I hope we can get this with $13k in the us, dream. I kept it stock for now, since it's quite enough for daily. Not sure if I want more power in the future - if it's 13k price, damn I will get it now
Will be getting harder and harder to tune, blocks are made to certain spec, putting out enough performance, when tuned, blocks fracture and buckle. Manufacturers are starting to make the blocks untunable.
@@burgercheeseburger Correct, If you want to really test your car then Build it up, but all these people bragging about stock internals is a dead end discussion, If you get thrashed in a race and then use an excuse like no I have stock internals, "You got beat bro" your the looser. So I agree HPA is power, AMS is power, just build your motors properly to the result you want to obtain. Its your car at the end of the day guys, Do what you want, don't follow the crowds.
These cars are detuned for S Africa and the desert SW U.S., due to extreme heat 6-7 months a year. They're rated at 208-212 kW, or 255-260 hp, not the 292 hp that everyone else gets. And, it's 500 crank ho, not wheel hp.
I have the same apr stage 3 set up with around 450 ish hp. Its very reliable. Have 44,000 miles on it and been daily driving it for the past year. No issues at all
with the apr stage three is there alot of problems with the motor and sensors being affected. were you having to turn down the boost or could you run it a full? just wondering.
Highly doubt it, tuners love to state that its an everyday driver that is reliable but at this level its never an every day unless you have tons of money to fix the car
That Guy but this is running standard internals and no STi I know of will run 680whp (we Brits prefer quotes at the crank btw), so as impressive as your figures are, you cant compare a built car to a factory standard ebgine.
LOL, Rand is SA currency. Try about $13k or so USD with current exchange rate. Far less than that if you're in the US and install it yourself. Gotta love what APR did with this engine already. Just to bad there's no 5 cylinder in this platform... yet.
Dude, I have to honestly say this is the best locally produced UA-cam content that I have seen so far, by FAR! Well done man, keep it up!
Thanks so much for the comment Stefan!!! Appreciate it so much!! Will keep bringing you better content
dis shit was dope fam!!!!
deejaycerebral - what language is that?
Stefan van der Watt i
I am an old fart. Recently stumbled upon a 2015 GTI with 1800 miles. This was January 2015, just after the release of the Mk 7. Anyway, $20,000 later it was in my garage. The car was a "Salvage" car from a flood.
Anyway, only the carpets got wet, no water in the trunk or spare wheel weel. Bought it because of the good reviews. Also because my 335i with a chip with 400 hp was just not drivable in the snow. Thinking front wheel drive would be better. Wife used it to go to work during winter.
After winter, she took the BMW. I also have a Subaru Forester XT with a Cobb chip that I drove during winter, nice and WRX fast.
When I finally got driving the GTI, I though, "gee, this thing flies" I think it will give my 335i a good run for the money.
Then I found APR! I figured if the GTI is fast now, how much faster would it be with a "flash" from APR, so I scheduled an appointment.
They do a before and after dyno test to show you the performance increase of the flash.
Anyway, I go to the waiting room and waited. Not long, the tech called me and said, "this car has been flashed allready!"
Turns out, 280 hp and 352 ft lbs at the wheels! Staggering!, I blow away almost everything including my 335i. This car does a real 4.6 sec 0-60mph.
My next car, a 2017 Golf R with an APR stage 3 flash. Luckily I can afford it now!
victor van dyke haha that's awesome. Wanna hear a funny story? I was shopping for a gti. Really wanted a se model with leather and dsg. Found one with 12k miles for 22.000$. Test drove the car and it felt nice like any other gti. Decided to floor it before I buy the car. I got scared how fast it was. I knew right the way it was flashes already. E mailed the last owner and he told me it has a apr stage 1 93 octane tune on it. I raced my friend 2009 335i coupe of a roll and get him all the time haha
victor van dyke how do you guys deal with wheel spin on stage 1? Thanks. I want to do it too
D BongLord - good tires, lower tire pressure, feather the throttle and clutch of it's a manual. I'll sometimes short shift to 2nd once it starts spinning and roll into it.
Hard to get a good launch but rolling starts or even highway 6th gear roll ons are nice.
180,000 rand ( South Africa) that's about $13,000 USD. I was confused too.
That makes more since lol
sense
At first I thought he said 180 grand...
Me too, and he said it with such a serious face.....
That makes more sense. I was gonna say I will just buy a dodge demon and have 100 grand left over.
The look on high end sports car drivers/ owners face when you pass them in a Golf is priceless. I had a lot of fun in my 300 HP APR K04 GTI, I can only imagine how much fun another 200 hp & all wheel drive must be.
I agree!!! I used to have a 2012 Golf GTI with full K04 conversion, water meth and full engine rebuild.
You would need a all wheel drive to handle more power, because even with the 380hp on the wheels, you could never launch it and stay with the 4 wheel drives.
Another sick car! Every time I see a Golf R video I want one even more.
Nice one Graham!!! Thanks for the comment man, glad you liked it!
I hope there is a 5th injector in there. Direct Injection engine failures are happening a lot lately. Fords Ecoboost engines, VW/Audi 4 cylinder turbos, and 6 cylinder, the Inline 6 turbo in bmws, and so on. Direct Injection is how the manufacturers are putting the brakes on people modifying their cars. Because DI is not safely tune-able not to mention more difficult to tune. DI also reduces reliability at higher hp than Oem.
MH motorVlogs honda k20c1 di is the same problem
Fantastic vid. great to see SA represented in this manner as we are one of the highest demand markets globally for VW/Audi tunning
Unfortunately it isn't for the super cars and I think SA should start moving to bigger engine cars and power
Good job. Very crisp video with enlightening content for performance motor lovers.
Thats what I like to hear!! Thank you!!
that is seriously......... a lot of APR Badges
quarter mile 10.9 second?? its hard to believe. According to car and driver. The stock 2015 Nissan Gtr can do 11.2 second quarter mile in the perfect condition, and this one is faster than Gtr. Wow ! if it truly is 10.9 second. Im very very impressed. Do you have video footage of the quarter mile run?
Daaaammmn that's amazing! I love the looks, not the biggest fan of those yellow lights but the power output is simply awesome! 500hp out of 4 cylinders is amazing, not sure if the engine is still reliable though...
and the video is awesome too! As always said keep up that awesome quality bro! :D
And do you actually have Seats and Škodas in South Africa, because I've seen a seat logo on the banner of VAG Motorsport...
And some tiny "criticism" : I would love to see some more angles while driving... maybe a camera pointing on the tachometer or one on the roof and if it's possible maybe some drive by shots... but this is so minor and I think your videos are great as they are!
Hey dude!! Thanks so much for the comment!! Im also not really a fan but its a Euro look, I think its over done. Malcolm says it is reliable but he also says that its like every car, if you drive it hard daily it will break apart, tuned, or not. Thanks for the comment man!!
Yea we have some Seats in the country but they pulled out so we will not get the newer cars here anymore.
Sure bro, being one man is hard but I will try my best, I know that is something I need to work on and get going, just learning still.
Thanks for the advice and time, as always your awesome!
BasicBenjamin okay nice to know that a 500ps golf can easily be a daily :D yeah it's sad to hear that seat is out of the country here in Germany they are very common and in my opinion they sometimes look even better that VWs (e.g. Seat Leon Estate with LED Headlights)
And of course it's hard for a one man show to have so many angles but it's just something for the future and your content is awesome as it is!
Thanks Dan!! Will try my best to bring some awesome content!!
I also agree, the Seat is amazing!! Love the look and styling
dude, stop talking and just rip the car wtf lol
The Gifted No Shit.
The Gifted agree 👍🏻
I don’t think I’ve ever seen such a well put together video on a car like this one. Liked and subscribed keep up the good work! Wish I lived there I would definitely go to you guys!
Thanks so much Jacob, Appreciate your comment. Im a vlogger this was a company I vlogged
sick sick sick! I hope we can get this with $13k in the us, dream. I kept it stock for now, since it's quite enough for daily. Not sure if I want more power in the future - if it's 13k price, damn I will get it now
Another good one boet. . . lekker to have a local boy doing this
And he does it yet again! Awesome video brother and what a mental car.... Wow. Keep up the excellent work bro.
Thanks so much bro!!! Love the support!!! Thanks so much man will only get better!!
Bruh, the video is on point, the mk7 on point, alles is net gevaarlik, keep it up man.
there was literally no footage of this car going full throttle...
Why must there be?
its a video about a fast car.. i want to see it going fast.
where oh where oh where do i get those seats?
R is awesome, great potential for tuning! Cant wait for eight generation
Will be getting harder and harder to tune, blocks are made to certain spec, putting out enough performance, when tuned, blocks fracture and buckle. Manufacturers are starting to make the blocks untunable.
BasicBenjamin
wrong for Golf 7 R!
Awesome video man, you have no idea how much I want a Golf 7R!
Thanks so much dude!! They are really nice
Pakisa Tsekiso join the family bro we are waiting for you
Man man man I don't know when I will stop but the videos are dope as always!!!
Thanks Diven!!! Glad you love them man!! Love the commitment!! Thank you
BasicBenjamin Pleasure buddy, no lie you're one of my top 5 youtuber that do cars.
Thanks so much man!! Thats a massive compliment as the UA-cam Sphere is a massive!!! Will one day work to be the worlds number 1!
BasicBenjamin Love your commitment too bro and I know you'll make it.
Thanks so much bud, really appreciate it
500hp and still running a stock intake manifold? That's the first thing to replace under high boost! APR doesn't sell one for ccta,za, only HPA does.
When you want daily reliability and longevity of your car, APR is the way, HPA is the way for high power and rarely rivalled performance
You literally just proved my point smh
If you're wanting more power go with HPA
@@burgercheeseburger Correct, If you want to really test your car then Build it up, but all these people bragging about stock internals is a dead end discussion, If you get thrashed in a race and then use an excuse like no I have stock internals, "You got beat bro" your the looser. So I agree HPA is power, AMS is power, just build your motors properly to the result you want to obtain. Its your car at the end of the day guys, Do what you want, don't follow the crowds.
0 to 100 in 3 seconds....
oppanheimer km/h, 60 mph
Got to say 10 out of 10 mate ! Great vid , keep them coming please !
Thanks a Mil Man!! Im happy that you enjoyed it, thanks for the awesome comment dude!!
That's a lot of .:R's for that APR kit. Great video! Exited for Grand Tour?
Thanks so much Dickie!! I am, cannot wait
Another great vid man! You should include some backing music while he's talking just softly playing :) also great info and cinematography
Thanks for the advice Josh!! Appreciate it!! Will try it next time for sure! Glad you enjoyed it
I was in shock when I seen how little subs you have. Video work is so good!
Thanks so much man!! Trying to get there man!
nice video!! love the mood that you set in the beginning with the music!
Thanks so much Lan!
Bro I'll say it again. Your videos are SICK!!!
Thanks so much man!! Appreciate it so much
4 cylinders+BIG TURBOOOOO=500hp
What’s your thoughts on this R?
It’s sick, I love the massive exhaust tips...they look awesome!
Agreed!
Amazing boykies!
Hopefully my next car.
Great job! Not feeling the airbag though.
Bags on a golf are sexy af what you smoking?
UROCK ALEX
I'm old school. Coilovers for me.
BRO ride looks Shweet.... Please try to get an interview with Shaun Mooloo and his MK7R REVO Stg3 beta
On its way bro
Very nice but how long are these engines likely to last running this much power
Im not to sure but this is definitely not a daily, although this car runs 95 most of the time so not running optimum always.
i love my GTI stock i got a MKV. had it for 10yrs its a keeper.
One of the best cars Ive ever owned was a 2006 GTI
Don't forget the APR stickers man, the stickers!! - that's gotta be at least worth another 50HP.
Or reduce because become some say it adds weight lol!
I wonder how the stock block is holding up?
This fine honestly, not a daily
$20,000 more than my GTI but has the same wheels. I feel honored!
Well done mate!
Great video 👍 what's your thoughts on the valved APR catback exhaust
It's good, VAG Motorsport are getting stock soon, Milltek is also a winner
can you have schalensitze in a golf 7R standard from the factory?
These cars are detuned for S Africa and the desert SW U.S., due to extreme heat 6-7 months a year. They're rated at 208-212 kW, or 255-260 hp, not the 292 hp that everyone else gets. And, it's 500 crank ho, not wheel hp.
Michael Harris it's actually 280bhp
That seat is dope! What kind of seats are those? It retains the R logo on it too
It is the original buckets from VW, they an optional extra
BasicBenjamin those are the mk5 r32 right?
Can u include a mod list for the car? those seats are 🔥Are those factory optioned seats?
Ill try get one for you guys then send it through, no they old seats, not for the 7
BasicBenjamin as in are they factory optioned recaro seats for the mk6 golf r?
Yes they nothing massively special
looking to get a stock 2017 R manual. prices in Portland around 35.000 292hp left side drive.
Expensive hey!
And what about reliability? How many KM will holds up engine?
I have the same apr stage 3 set up with around 450 ish hp. Its very reliable. Have 44,000 miles on it and been daily driving it for the past year. No issues at all
Stock internals too
You should try do a video on the blue VAG S1 on airlift down here in CT :)
I am coming down to CPT soon, and im doing a few cars, going to try get that one
So when will you be uploading a video of your S3 with some APR parts... ; )
Might not be the S3 Sedan, might be an RS
Haha are you going to wait for the RS3 sedan?
I am, or the new TTRS, but I'll use VAG to install all the parts, still looking at tunes
That will be a very though decision to make between the two. I would maybe say REVO or APR for software tuning
Wulf is also pretty impressive
What company did that wrap? It looks awesome!
Im not sure
great work man
Thanks so much!!!
nice videos mate . keep it up
Thanks so much man!!
with the apr stage three is there alot of problems with the motor and sensors being affected. were you having to turn down the boost or could you run it a full? just wondering.
Not my car man, its the guy in the videos car, Im not a fan of big power, I think it effects the engine and makes it worse much faster
Where can you get the OEM Recaro buckets? In sweden you can't spec the golf with them, oblygt the Sciroccco 😕
I know a few places from SA, but Recaro Buckets are pricey as hell
180k for of the shelf?!
Chillax south africa
I could not hear what exhaust system you are using. Can you tell me here?
This is a VWR Exhaust on this car ,valved system
Is that exhaust resonated or non resonated? That's the exact sound I'm looking for
It use to be Non - Res but then was changed to the Resonated Exhaust, Resonated it a much cleaner sound than non - resonated
Thanks! Sounds like the res version is what I want then
How is it so fast in the 1/4 with just 500hp? What torque is it pushing?
Im not to sure honestly
great car and great presentation! +!
Thank you so much, excited to bring you more
dude that's some dope R
Its really well finished!! Very impressed with it
How do I get an apr badge ? Do you get them after tune??
amazing car Awsome video !
Thanks so much man!!
Dom i owe you a 10.9 sec. car.
Yes sir!
10.9s is FSF! Full Revo stage 3 tune mk7 R was doing 11.6s. Hmm...
Clearly APR is more refined.
what happened to OCDS hth Lamborghini detail video?
Touch ups have somethings to change then its going back up
How long does theses highly modified cars last, and can you get 200,000 plus miles from this car
Highly doubt it, tuners love to state that its an everyday driver that is reliable but at this level its never an every day unless you have tons of money to fix the car
It's fucking beautiful...
I have screenshots of the KASI style car wash with the hth buckets for anyone who wants to see it. Shocking.
Question, whats with the harassment?
so why haven't they got a T6 as a van ?
Beast.
how many miles have you put on this stock motor with this stage 3 kit?
Not my car, I think it was close to only 5000km
Lekker vid man!
Thanks Jay
crazy nice
Post a link to the 1/4mile?
Will try and get one for you, Go check out Vag Motorsport on Facebook, they have a few time sheets there
How much does it cost for this performance
Around 80K in South Africa Rands
What exhaust setup is on the car?
This was the VWR turbo backkit
500 HP from 4 cyl? Oh please let me introduce you to my 680awhp sti
Congrats
That Guy but this is running standard internals and no STi I know of will run 680whp (we Brits prefer quotes at the crank btw), so as impressive as your figures are, you cant compare a built car to a factory standard ebgine.
Your sti would still get gapped lmao.
That Guy its you every day car?
That's a lot of money spent on that car for only 500hp. 4k into an Evo will get you the same power on E85.
Michael Scofield I think it might be because of the German parts are expensive
@@BasicBenjamin this is exactly it. At Least the golf is still in production.
Any idea where I can get that MK7 R windshield decal at 2:28?
APR designed it, Im sure you can find on Ebay or just make your own
2002: Imprezas and Evos can have over 500hp in 4 Cylinders
2016: BasicBenjamin try´s to explains us that 500hp in only 4 Cylinders are Special ....
Im not trying to explain that its special, I'm trying to show that its still possible, but its not my car so I couldn't care much hahaha!!
Are those front seats stock?
No Sir, after market R/ RIcaro Seats, about R 21 000.00 a seat
Where'd he get the seats?
Think he bought them off another Golf R
Why not just make a badge that says ap and just use the stock R badge as the r?
Or remove all badges to add class!
Whats the music at start ????????????
180,000 grand...? What
LOL, Rand is SA currency. Try about $13k or so USD with current exchange rate. Far less than that if you're in the US and install it yourself. Gotta love what APR did with this engine already. Just to bad there's no 5 cylinder in this platform... yet.
ITT: Retarded Americans who don't understand there are currency types other than the dollar.
Mericans gonna... mericate
Furthermore... they are not "fabbing" their own stuff, they're just taking someone else's stuff and installing it on the car you buy!
fuck me what a beast! great video as usual bro
Thanks so much Rich, glad you liked it!
Anyone knows if these are the mk5 r32 option Seats?
Im thinking so?
Who makes those seats?
Riccaro
What size are those pipes?
100mm if Im correct.
I click on a fast car, I want to see the car going fast. RIP IT!
🔝 Bro
Thanks mate!
what is the top speed?
No idea man, hasn't been tested.
Belle voiture mec
Top speed ???
Can get away from the Cops!
It would take me 6 years not spending a dime to get this 😩
If I had an R I would sell it and buy an M2, better bang for buck
What did he say the price was I couldn't make out what he said??
Which price you looking at Jay?
BasicBenjamin the rough price to fit and install a stage 3 as I am thinking of getting an Audi s3 which I have been taps is the same car cheers
R180k for the full Staged 3+ Installed
Wheels model?
OZ 19"
how much??????
How much??
mk7 R with a sun roof? i thought this wasnt an option
SA it is
Das auto 💯