Road TestCar reviews - Volkswagen - Golf - GTI 40 YearsVolkswagen 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 best brat of the VW Golf GTI range yet has been worth the 40-year wait23 Feb 2017 THERE’S no author laying claim to the quote “I'm not 40, I'm eighteen with 22 years experience” but it could easily be applied to the Volkswagen Golf GTI 40 Years edition. The hot hatch icon is celebrating its 40th birthday with the limited-run variant but its exuberance is anything but middle-aged. Marking the anniversary of its humble beginnings – only 5000 units were planned for the original GTI in 1976, but more than two million have been produced so far – the anniversary model is the most powerful GTI yet. Sadly, only a paltry number have made it here in manual and DSG dual-clutch auto guise, but neither are likely to pop up in a VW dealership new even near-new is a long shot, given what the owners are getting every time they slide in behind the Alcantara steering wheel. Brattish brilliance by the bucket load, with more sporting character and flair than the clinical but capable all-wheel-drive R, should keep the 40 Years editions sought after and rarely found. Click here for the full review... GalleryClick to see larger images Model release date: 1 July 2016 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 |
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