How does strong performance, great handling and everyday usability sound? At around £12,000, it sounds like a used UKVolkswagen Golf GTI.
The Golf GTI comes with high levels of kit, with cruise control, dual-zone climate control, LED headlights, heated sports-style seats, a configurable 12.3in digital instrument screen, an 8.0in infotainment screen with sat-nav, a DAB radio and Bluetooth all standard. You also get 18in alloy wheels, sports suspension, GTI bodystyling with twin exhaust tailpipes, more aggressive-looking bumpers and a rear diffuser.
Like the standard Golf on which it's based, the GTI was given a facelift in 2017, with styling tweaks and a new infotainment system, while the extra power in the Performance Pack version was upped to 15bhp. In 2019 the range was trimmed to just the Performance, with 242bhp, and the hot 286bhp TCR version.
But it’s on the road that even the regular Golf GTI shines. Make no mistake, there are hotter hot hatches – but the Golf GTI is the perfect combination of sheer outright fun and sensible performance. The engine is smooth, flexible and loves to rev, although most of its punch is concentrated where you would want it, in the mid-range. In the dual-clutch DSG automatic version of the Performance Pack variant, it’ll fly from 0-62mph in just 6.5sec.
It’s supreme in corners, too, with eager, variable-ratio steering, masses of front-end grip and excellent body control all leading to an ability to tackle country lanes taken quickly with confidence and make back-road blasting fun. Its handling is ultimately poised, fluid and adjustable, and its ride supple, but it doesn’t shout its intentions from the rooftops. There are rivals that are more vigorous and responsive, but you might argue that they lack the Golf GTI’s class.
There’s plenty of space up front, and two rear passengers will have leg and head room to spare. Three abreast in the back is perfectly possible for short distances, too. There’s an easy-to-access boot of a very good size, with a height-adjustable floor and a flat loading bay when the rear seats are down.
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