Road TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Golf - GTI 3-dr hatchVolkswagen modelsGolf 103TDI Comfortline 5-dr wagon 103TSI Highline 110 TDI Highline 110TSI 118TSI 5-dr hatch 2.0 TDI Comfortline 5-dr 5-dr hatch range 5-dr wagon range 77TDI 5-dr hatch Alltrack Alltrack 132TSI Alltrack 135 TDI Premium BlueMotion hatch Cabriolet DSG GL 5-dr hatch GL Cabriolet convertible GT 5-dr hatch GTD hatch range GTi GTI 3-dr hatch GTI 40 Years GTI 5-dr hatch GTI and R range GTI hatch range GTI Original R R 5-dr hatch R Wagon Wolfsburg Edition R32 3-dr hatch range wagon Research Volkswagen OverviewThe eagerly awaited Golf GTI is here. But is it true to its legendary ancestors?4 Feb 2010 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 ... Model release date: 1 October 2009 to 1 September 2013 All car reviewsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chevrolet Chery Citroen Chrysler Dodge Cupra Ferrari DS Ford Fiat FPV Foton GWM Great Wall Holden Haval HSV Honda Hyundai Hummer Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Peugeot Opel Proton Porsche Renault Ram Rover Rolls-Royce Skoda Saab SsangYong Smart Suzuki Subaru Toyota Tesla Volvo Volkswagen Previous modelSTATING that an icon was reborn is no overstatement, because the fifth-generation Golf GTI restored the hot hatch qualities that made the pioneering Mk1 and world-conquering Mk2 versions classics within their lifetimes. Powered by a 147kW/280Nm 2.0-litre TFSI four-cylinder turbo engine mated to a six-speed manual or six-speed wet-clutch DSG dual-clutch transmission, the South African-assembled front-wheel drive GTI soon became Australia’s affordable performance-car darling, with waiting lists extending beyond one year. Initially, just a five-door hatch was imported, but from late 2006 a cheaper three-door version was also introduced. A limited edition, 169kW/300Nm GTI Pirelli edition landed in October 2008, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of a Europe-only model featuring special wheels from the Italian tyre-making giant. All-in-all, some 25 per cent of all Golf sales were of the GTI. |
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