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DARREN MOSS darren.moss@haymarket.com
GTI – three simple letters that have been part of hot hatch lore for nearly 50 years, and worn by some truly beloved cars over the past five decades. But it wasn’t until 2016 that we met the first GTI
List price £80,035 Best price £80,035 MPG 25.9 CO2 247g/km For Sublime handling; GTS’s rich and soulful six-cylinder engine; smooth ride; high-quality interior Against Lacks the level of standard kit
Alfasud designer Giorgetto Giugiaro was given carte blanche by Volkswagen to design the Golf, the Italian chosen because he’d studied manufacturing methods. The car entered production with minimal cha
£54,995 OTR/£55,540 as tested/£970 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: Because it’s quite simply the only purely electric sports car in the world (for now...) DRIVER: OLLIE KEW A FACT FOR YOUR ULTIMATE CAR nerd file:
List price £65,045 Best price £60,020 MPG 30.8 CO2 208g/km For Savage acceleration; immense grip; entertaining handling; quick-shifting automatic gearbox Against Very expensive to buy; some hot hatche
IF you managed to flick though the previous 14 pages of our hot-hatch twin test, you’ll surely not mind another couple on one of their toughest and best-established rivals: the Volkswagen Golf R. It’s