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Originally Posted by underscore
I'll have to look again today, it was weird to find stuff like a g meter but no coolant temp lol. Given how popular these are I assume someone makes or is working on a way to hack into the screen to allow more customization. Mechanically I really like it, as you said the chassis feels great, the engine feels really nice and has plenty of power for my needs, even the auto trans is pretty good. But all the little UI stuff is annoying like the mushy buttons and everything living on the stupid touchscreen. The seat only having 1 of the 3 adjustments powered seemed like an interesting choice too.
I was also suprised how some of the things people point out as negatives on the GR Corolla exist on this too but I've never heard them mentioned. Maybe I just haven't been paying attention.
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aye its sad to say, but its probably the best relatively affordable hatch back that still has that old school hot hatch feel. Both the GR and CTR are wayyy too much money for the price. Closest would be the GR86. But it doesnt have the same suite of techno crap that the GTI has, and monthly it seems to be more money even on the base model. Heck, even the civic SI is more money per month and its wayy less dynamic than the GTI.
If i had to do it all again, id probably still pick the GTI and still pick it with a stick as anything past 2024 will be DSG only. The stick isnt great, but you can potentially make it a lot better with the various shift kits thats on the market.
You get used to the crappy UI. It automatically pairs to apple carplay or android auto and it makes the whole thing pretty easy for navigation. The only hiccup for me are the heated seats which you gotta press on the screen and its sometimes a bit laggy to respond. So you have to listen for the bops. Press the button, hear the bop, then you know its on. When you wanna turn it off, you gotta press it 3 times and listen for the bop each time as visually there is a bit of a lag.
Climate i just leave it on auto and forget it. Its set to 21'C and it sorts it out just fine.