The Prodigal son returns
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WHERE WE DROVE IT
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Price: R669 300 Engine: 2,0-litre, 4-cylinder, turbopetrol Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch Power: 180 kW @6 500 r/min Torque: 370 N.m @1 600-4 300 r/min 0-100 km/h: 6,40 seconds* Top speed: 250 km/h* Fuel consumption: 7,00 L/100 km* CO2 : 167 g/km Rivals: BMW 128 ti, Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai i30 N, Mini John Cooper Works Hatch, Renault Sport Mégane RS300 Trophy, Toyota GR Yaris
great looking; fully digitised; tidy handling; the ultimate all-rounder
fiddly touchscreen; there are faster hot hatches out there
GTI. Often repeated, never forgotten. Three simple letters that carry huge significance when uttered in the same breath as Volkswagen Golf. In case you’ve been living under a rock since 1976 or weren’t born until the noughties, the acronym stands for Gran Tourer Injection. When tagged to the bodywork of an as-yet-unseen Golf 8 locally, it is, well, cause for outright pandemonium. This is why our exclusive drive
