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Auto review: Volkswagen finally gives Golf GTI the tech it deserves

Since 1974, the Volkswagen Golf has proven that driving can be fun, and driving fun can be affordable. The spacious hatchback has always balanced good handling with punchy powertrains in a package versatile enough to mature with owners beyond their 20s. But the technology was awful.

Until now. With the refreshed seventh-generation GTI, or Mk 7.5 for Golf nuts, Volkswagen has gone from one of the worst automakers in infotainment to one

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