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When traction is not an issue they're basically the same car. For normal spirited driving you'd never know the difference.
In snow and wet, huge difference.
The difference is really in the all wheel drive. Not the engine or the handling. In fact the GTI is like 300 lbs lighter.
So it is better, but whether it's worth it depends on your finances
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Late reply. My dad wrestled with this for a while. He's ended up with a MK7 GTi PP with DSG. He liked the spec of a GTI (cloth seats etc), they are plenty quick enough and didn't see the need for awd. The one he found wasn't the exact colour and spec he wanted so he is talking about going for a new MK7.5 if he can get a good deal but whether he actually ponies up for it is another thing.
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Are the mark 7 Golf GTi's as fun as they say? Is the R worth the extra $$$?