Impreza WRX MK1 Estate / Golf R Estate Second Hand Heroes: Practical Performance | Fifth Gear

"Despite being a manual...." Sheesh!

I just wanted to mention that the presenter is doing a great job. Keep it up 👍🏼

The odd Subaru sounds is nothing to do with the engine, but the exhaust set up. Come on sid, you know that

Golf r is a good daily the scooby is a weekend car

Good to see Sid going big

You’ve made it bro, living the dream

Subaru without a doubt!

I've had a Mk7 Golf estate for a number of years, Dragy tested it and did 0-60 in 4.68 seconds stock. Had a remap and a few mods running 400bhp costing £2k, now 0-60 is 3.5 seconds. Best all-round car I've had.

Sid is a fantastic presenter

ive got a golf r estate, nice car but wish it came in a manual. the DSG is the worst part of the car imo. super clunky & unrefined

Wrx any day

I can't work out why the British always say Subaru Impretza when it's spelt Imprezza, not a t to be seen?

Subaru Crosstrek is just as good ❤

Clicked when I saw Sid North

If you can't even get the facts of the Subaru WRX engine noise right then don't trust you to get anything else right by your explanation every boxer motor should sound the same my Subaru outback and every old VW beetle or type 3 I've owned doesn't sound like a WRX nor do the 86 or brz..... unequal headers even a slightly educated car nerd knows this how can you get such a simple thing wrong?

The sound comes from unequal headers not just being a flat four.

WRX❤

The Golf R is not fun…. I have owned many Gti’s and a Golf R… the latter was fast but the chassis was numb and inert. The GTI by contrast felt much more on tippy toes and therefore more involving and enjoyable to drive.

Here the choice must be WRX Estate, just the JDM legacy 🤟🤟😍

WRX wasn't sold in the uk until the new age cars. The original UK car was a turbo 2000, with the 200 ish bhp. The car here is a JDM wrx which had more, more like 250bhp.

Calling sid a boy racer in post production after watching that segment is a tad disrespectful..

Really enjoyed this review (I had a bug eyed WRX estate, great car). I think it's probably fairer to describe this as illustrating a range of options dependant on budget rather than a simple 1 Vs the other. Subaru is nearly 30 years old and iro £5k, the golf is around 10 years old and iro £15k. That's quite a big difference and I'm not convinced you're comparing apples with apples.

How does the 4th cylinder not get enough cooling?!

If Auto trader have any sense they'll drop the guy they have and hire This guy and watch their channel finally grow. Go on Sid!

Good to see Sid 💚💯👊🏾

Sideways Sid. Is that you🎉

We didn't get the station wagon mk7 Golf R in South Africa.

Airbag free aftermarket wheel, not a good idea if you value your brain.

Sid tearing up Ricky's M4 🙏

There is no such thing as a mk1 Impreza, these lot are utter amateurs..

I thought Sid was gone

£5k for the impreza, £15k for the golf

I'll gladly take the impreze, spend the money on bodywork and engine then still have change for the golf r money!

Scooby

Ive been in a position to buy an Imprezza so many times and gone for the alternate. Very over rated unless youre rallying it. Poor day to day car

Great to see Sid getting why at he doeserves

He’s really good at it

Thats my old impreza! Thought it was dead, an oddly I replaced it with an R estate….

Remember my late dad had the wrx in our town we were one of the first. His was a japanese import (auto) then someone else got a wrx Manual standard then one of locals got a modifed Japanese one again manual. We all went to the festival of speed one year was a great time by all. Sadly had sell ours great car if anyone reading this our number plate was. M359WYD

Golf has a big steal me neon above it, the scooby dosnt

Haldex in the Golf is not the same as AWD in the Subaru. ;)

Your man is too young, his age demographic 90% would choose the Golf R lol

Nice one Sid! Golf R estate's look so much cooler to me than the hatch

That Golf is like a smaller Passat ! The best ever Golf is the Mk3 !!!

I want the Volkswagen Polo R WRC !

Had an Impreza estate 15 years ago was brilliant, currently have a golf r estate and for a modern kind of car it’s a very good allrounder. For a classic car the Impreza would be cool if you’ve owned it for that long you know the car inside out wouldn’t like to buy one today due to age hidden history. The mk7/7.5 a good choice for its current value. As long as you keep away from abused Rs you’ll be fine.

That's my friends impreza and it's not 220hp 😂😂

sid the goat

Turned on for Tiff got Biff😂

Wow, congrats Sid on 5th Gear! Well worth it

I like the new presenter, great fit!