Hot hatches come and go in the US, but the Volkswagen Golf GTI remains a regular fixture. Like the Mazda MX-5 Miata, it has been hard to beat and has just kept on selling over the decades. The Golf GTI, however, now enters its eighth generation and carries over the Mk7's 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, now making 241 horsepower and 273 lb-ft of torque. It's an incremental upgrade (just an extra 13 hp and 15 lb-ft of torque) but evolution rather than revolution is the Golf GTI's magic ingredient. It remains a useful but fun-loving front-wheel-drive hot hatch, with its power managed through either a six-speed manual or seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. However, the Mk8 rolls on an updated version of Volkswagen's MQB platform and features revised suspension and an electronically controlled limited-slip differential. The promise is an evolution of handling and dynamics wrapped in subtle yet stylish bodywork.
Practicality And Style
The Mk8 Golf GTI is a much more defined and svelte-looking car with its new lines, resculpted LED headlights, and new extruded LED daytime running lights. Things don't get ostentatious until you switch on the fog lights to find a checkered-flag design glowing up on the front corners.
Inside, there's a more modern design with the usual callbacks to the GTI's heritage. However, the golf ball styling on the shifter has been dialed back, but the iconic plaid inserts on the non-leather seats still look fantastic. There are some nice aesthetic touches inside the latest Golf GTI, but there's also some plain and cheap-looking plastic on view.
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The TCR will be positioned as the top-end Golf GTI variant when it goes on sale.
After releasing its teaser sketches last week, Volkswagen has now officially revealed the Golf GTI TCR concept at the annual fan meet in Reifnitz am Wörthersee, Austria.
In terms of power, the TCR - at 286bhp - sports about 44 horses more than the standard car.
The power of the 370 Nm-strong turbocharged engine is transmitted to the front wheels from only 1,600rpm via a 7-speed DSG gearbox.
The top speed of the standard version is 250km/h, but this can be increased to 264km/h by opting to remove the electronic ‘Vmax’ limiter, making this Golf the fastest GTI of the current model range.
If desired, enthusiastic drivers can order a package that pushes the TCR’s performance even further - besides removal of the Vmax limit and the new 19-inch wheels, it includes a more dynamic sports chassis and the adaptive chassis control, which adapt to the characteristics of the electrically adjustable shock absorbers at the touch of a button.
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