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Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI GTI 5dr DSG Review

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The Golf GTI's 2.0-litre engine feels pretty swift on the road, while perfectly spaced gear ratios allow you to make excellent use of the engine’s broad spread of shove. You can feel that kick in just below 2000rpm and drag you keenly into the power band, from where it revs to its redline with greater enthusiasm than the Focus ST will. It can’t match the brutal top-end shove of the Type R, though.

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<p dir="ltr">The VW Group famously spends more money on research and development than any rival – and as a result, perhaps it should be no surprise that our testers rate its cars so consistently highly.</p>

<p dir="ltr">The fact that many of those cars use the same underpinnings also helps, because it means that if they get it right once, they have the foundations to keep on getting it right.</p>

<p dir="ltr">However, the Volkswagen brand faces plenty of tough competition, often from within, because the rapidly rising Seat and Skoda brands that are also part of the group have access to the same technology.</p>


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2.0 TSI GTI 5dr DSG

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3 point height adj front seatbelts + pretensioners

Front and rear passengers curtain airbag system including front side airbags

Driver and front passenger airbag with front passenger airbag deactivation

Rear tinted glass 65% light absorbing from B pillar backwards

Rear windscreen washer and wiper with interval delay

Alarm with interior protection and deactivation via infotainment system

Travel assist with emergency side assist with electrically foldable door mirrors

Remote electrically heated, adjustable and foldable door mirrors, including door mirror puddle lights and reverse activated kerb-view adjustment on pa

LED rear combination lamp inlcuding dynamic turn signal

Dynamic chassis control (DCC) - variable suspension settings sport, comfort and normal

Park assist sensor controlled steering aid to assist parallel or bay parking features optical parking display via vehicle's infotainment system

Front and rear ultrasonic parking sensors, audible with audio volume reduction when activated + optical parking display via vehicles infotain system

Winter pack - Golf R Line/GTE/GTD/GTI/GTI Clubsport/R/Alltrack

Winter pack with heated rear seats - Golf GTE/GTI/GTI Clubsport/R

Winter pack with heated rear seats - Golf R 20 years

The Golf is a highly recommendable option in the family car class – thanks in part to its solid blend of ride and handling, and the frugality promised by its petrol engines – but there are cheaper rivals that are more spacious inside and better to drive, and premium rivals with better infotainment systems and higher-grade interiors.

<h2>What we're looking for:</h2><ul><li>Plenty of practical space </li> <li>Low running costs </li> <li>A comfortable ride </li> <li>A healthy equipment list </li> <li>Quality materials and thoughtful touches inside </li> <li>Rock-solid reliability</li></ul>

<p>Family cars arguably have the toughest brief of all: they have to be good at pretty much everything. They’re used as the daily drive, on the school run or work commute (often both), and have to be able to cope with a family’s clutter on weekends and holidays.</p>

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