howabout a 24v...
What was the source of this? Because if its a magazine, their opinion means f*ck all (it was probably Fast Car, and ended with 'Actually, get a wickid Astra GTE, put a bad boy bonnet on it and it iz gonna be well mad, innit'
It was titled Volkswagen Golf GTi clebrating 25 years of a motoring legend, a special within Autocar to be exact.  Tested on the same day, same track, same driver.
Why does their opinion mean as little as you think it does?  What makes you know better than people who can write better than you, have driven a greater variety of cars than you, can drive better than you and spell more betterer than I can?  Because its a Golf so it must be the best... ÂÂÂ