Volkswagen Golf R 2.0 TSI
The R is Volkswagen’s most powerful and fastest Golf ever but would you buy one asks Geraldine Herbert What is it? The R is Volkswagen’s most powerful and fastest Golf ever and competes with rivals such as Ford’s new Focus RS, the Mercedes A45 AMG and Audi’s S3. Who is it aimed at? This is a very grown up hot hatch and with a starting price of €42,445 its not aimed at your average girl or boy racer. Styling? The...
Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 TSI
The VV Golf GTI has raised the hot hatch bar with every iteration so can we expect anything less from the new one! We find out What is it? The Volkswagen Golf GTI defines hot hatches as no other single car does. Steeped in history this car simply oozes iconic status in a way that few cars can rival. The seventh-generation Golf GTI is the latest version. Who is it aimed at? Pressures to reduce CO2 emission, fuel economy and the...
Peugeot 208 GTi Versus Ford Fiesta ST
We road test two of the most exciting new hot hatches – the Ford Fiesta ST and the Peugeot 208 GTi This is the type of car that sets teenage boys’ pulses racing, think of it as the motoring equivalent of Selena Gomez, but I adore this car, and I’m certainly no teenage boy. Peugeot’s new 208 GTi has all the dramatic styling of the original iconic 205 GTi with subtle curves, streamlined profile and oblique headlights. All the...
