Volkswagen Golf GTI
MODEL TESTED: Volkswagen Golf GTI
PRICE: £34,730 ENGINE: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo, 242bhp
Running costs
34.5mpg (on test)
£72 fill-up/£155 or 37% tax
Practicality
Boot (seats up)
374 litres
Performance
0-62mph/top speed
6.4 seconds/155mph
BEFORE options, the Golf GTI seen here is priced at £34,730, and marks the entry point to the hot hatch line-up. However, adding extras lifts that price higher, with 19-inch alloy wheels (£735), Moonstone grey paint (£385) and Dynamic Chassis Control (£795) bumping the total price to £38,265.
Design & engineering
IN 2021, the Golf GTI celebrated its 45th birthday and had racked up two million sales. VW believes that this eighth-generation model has a broader spread of abilities than any version before it, although this
