THE daddy of all hot hatches has had the same super-slick makeover that has given the rest of the Mk6 Golf range a new lease of life (and a swag of awards), but is the GTI still the class champion? After much deliberation, we chose a base three-door manual (most buyers plonk for the five-door DSG ‘auto’ with a list of extras as long as this car’s lineage – it goes back to 1976 you know!), since we reckon the lightest and cheapest in this category of car can often mean the best. And – with the exception of a couple of issues – we have not come away unimpressed either ...