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VW GOLF GTI MONTH 7

I“t’s definitely a better track car,” says the man opposite me. “Around the Nordschleife, it’s much faster. On the climb up to the Little Carousel, for instance, the Stefan Bellof ess is totally flat

THIS ISN’T WHAT WE CAME TO SPAIN FOR. THE ROADS are lined with snowbanks taller than the car, and brown slush covers the surface as we duck and dive through the mountains, dodging blocks of ice lining

EVERY few years, Volkswagen gifts itself a special birthday present. After starting out by marking 25 years of GTI with the Mk4 Golf in 2001, here we are a quarter of a century later celebrating five

£254,200 OTR/£282,000 as tested/£5,077 pcm WHY IT’S HERE: What has a hybrid makeover – and Mulliner buffing – added to the world’s best grand tourer? DRIVER: Ollie Kew TOPGEAR’S BENTLEY CONTINENTAL GT

Every so often a brilliant GTI leaves Wolfsburg – look no further than the 1976 original or the new Edition 50. But why have so many of them been so underwhelming?