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2009 Volkswagen GTI Review
Thursday, November 05, 2009
The GTI has been associated with driving enthusiasts for over 33 years. A true industry icon, it remains a major player in the high-performance compact car segment today. You could say that the GTI is the first of its class, a class where it forged the standards.
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2008 Volkswagen GTI Review
Friday, November 07, 2008
You have to be a real car enthusiast to appreciate all the beauty of the 2008 Volkswagen GTI - the Mr. Hyde to the little Rabbit's Dr. Jekyll. But while their looks are similar, the former boasts exceptional driving dynamics.
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Comparison test: torque-steering Hot Hatches (video)
Monday, July 07, 2008
In Canada, we've always been fond of hatchbacks. In the '80s, such models with higher horsepower levels, tight suspensions and sport seats were roaming the streets. Remember the original VW Rabbit GTI? The Mazda 323GTX? The Honda Civic Si? The Dodge/Plymouth Colt Turbo? The Toyota Corolla GT-S? The Chevrolet Sprint Turbo and Pontiac Firefly Turbo? The Suzuki Swift GT? We do, as we wipe the tears in our eyes.
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2007 Volkswagen GTI Road Test
Thursday, August 03, 2006
I once owned one of the original VW GTI's made in the 70's; it was a great vehicle and absolutely heaps of fun! It's been credited with starting the whole hot hatch craze, and with sound reasoning. The original version had all the performance of a front-engine Porsche but in a much more basic package. A real, no muss, no fuss, down to earth thrill ride which was also practical as you could carry a week's groceries home in it too. Of course, times change and models move on, so how will the "new' GTI match up to its famed heritage?
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First impressions: 2007 Volkswagen GTI
Friday, April 21, 2006
The Volkswagen GTI is one of those fabled nameplates that have enjoyed a tremendous amount of success over the last three decades. In fact, Volkswagen found so much success with the GTI that other manufactures simply used the three magical letters for their own personal use. One of the most famous is the Peugeot 205 GTi that gained a considerable amount of fame in the group B era of the WRC championship. Another is Citroën and their 80s BX and CX cars.
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Gone is the dash-mounted flower vase in the latest version of Volkswagen's Bug. Gone too is much of its cutesiness, replaced by a notable degree of sportiness intended to broaden the Beetle's target market by attracting male attention.
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