You can have arguably the best Golf ever for £5k. Mk5 Golf GTI buying guide here. The Volkswagen Golf has a longer and richer history than most. With 33 million sold (and counting), it
Test economy: 34.6mpg/7.6mpl. CO2: 139g/km. Annual road tax: £140. Some subtle revisions to Peugeot ’s most focused family hatchback have seen it come back with the potential to beat Volkswagen The Golf GTI TCR is an uprated version of the existing Mk7.5 Golf GTI Performance, which is now the entry-level GTI model in the UK (the previous base GTI has been discontinued due to WLTP
But they’re not: the biggest difference between these two is not measured by power or performance but price. And whereas a brand-new Golf GTI like this costs £27,950, a clean, low-mileage Mk5
Edmunds track-tests the new 2022 Volkswagen GTI to see how it compares to other sport compacts. Read on for all the numbers and our expert test driver's unvarnished impressions. Of course, the Forte GT also delivers less power than the GTI, but in terms of real-world performance, the two are closer than they might seem. The Korean four-door manages a 6.7-second sprint to 60 mph when equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox. The same setup in the new GTI gets you there just a half-second quicker. That’s 189kg lighter than the Golf, and 15kg lighter than the Mini. Combined with a power output around 40bhp clear of the others, the 308 romps it with a power-to-weight ratio of 222bhp per oefP.
