Category: Hot Hatchbacks 
Price Range: £22,415 to £23,000
Accessible performance and loads of it, fun but foolproof handling, civilised yet involving, looks the business
Sophistication makes for a high price, many owners may never have the opportunity to savour the GTI's true abilities.
The Golf GTI is reincarnated just as it should be, but others deliver a better drive.
Six airbags, active front head restraints which move forward in a rear-end shunt to reduce whiplash, a five-star EuroNCAP rating for the Golf range and that remarkable ESP system all make the Golf a very safe car. The range has also gained three stars for pedestrian safety. The current range's bodyshell is claimed to be 80 percent stiffer than the Mk4's, which is not only good news in a crash but also helps towards the crisp, accurate handling feel.
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wrote on 04 02 2008
wrote on 19 09 2007