Category: Hot Hatchbacks 
Price Range: £23,015 to £23,600
Refined, civilised and sophisticated, yet still sporting; containable running costs.
Too cosseting and not raw-edged enough for some.
This grown-up GTI is a consummate all-rounder.
An excellent rating for the Mk6 Golf in the Euro NCAP crash-test programme; it scored 97% for adult occupant protection and 84% for child protection, though 61% for pedestrian protection (don't go running anyone over, then).
Standard equipment includes seven airbags (including a knee-protector for the driver and rear curtain airbags), the sophisticated stability and traction control system with the differential lock, Isofix child seat mounting points and parking sensors, plus daytime running lights and headlamp washer jets. Bi-xenon headlights with cornering beams are optional.
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wrote on 04 02 2008
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