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Model specific boards => Golf mk6 => Topic started by: gizzywizzy on 03 September 2009, 22:44
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Auto Express magazine that some of you rate and others don't (again each to their own) has the GTi positioned at number 10. Pretty good when you see what other cars it is up against.
Makes me realise more and more just how glad I am that I put my money on a GTi and not some other marque. :grin:
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yep would have been extra special if it had been a mk1 :grin:
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What was the order of the 20 cars??
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Its on the auto express website. Sry I can't paste the link as on blackberry.
This was a top 20 of all performance cars released in the past 12 mths.
Golf marked down as not so good on the track. Top scores on the road tho :)
R8 came top.
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Performance Car of the Year 2009
1 Audi R8 V10 61.8 secs
2 Porsche Cayman S 64.1 secs
3 Porsche 911 GT3 61.2 secs
4 Nissan GT-R 61.0 secs
5 Mazda MX-5 2.0 Sport 69.3 secs
6 Renaultsport Clio 200 Cup 68.7 secs
7 Aston Martin V12 Vantage 63.6 secs
8 Jaguar XFR 66.0 secs
9 Ford Fiesta Mountune 72.1 secs
10 Volkswagen Golf GTI 68.4 secs
11 Audi TT RS N/A
12 Ford Focus RS 66.4 secs
13 Corvette ZR1 59.9 secs
14 Caterham Roadsport 175 65.8 secs
15 BMW Z4 sDrive35 i66.3 secs
16 SEAT Ibiza Cupra 70.6 secs
17 Nissan 370Z 65.2 secs
18 Vauxhall Insignia VXR 68.0 secs
19 Alfa MiTo 1.4 TB Veloce 71.5 secs
20 Abarth 500 Esseesse 72.5 secs
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For those interested there footage of them hammering a red 3dr around the track, plus in car footage of a lap
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Ford Fiesta at number 9 ? :huh:
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Here's the link to the GTI http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/performance_car_2009/240556/volkswagen_golf_gti.html
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Ford Fiesta at number 9 ? :huh:
Indeed. I thought that too... a blue oval 1.6 with about 118bhp (?)!
All the other entries are fair enough, but it's nice to see the MKVI charting higher than the RS :evil:
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good news :smiley:
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Ford Fiesta at number 9 ? :huh:
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that has cheered me up no end.
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also what the flip? :huh: caymen above GT3 whats that all about?
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What annoys me is that I stay in a street where I get a lot of learner drivers. Recently I have seen that a lot of the tutors have recently upgraded their cars
Now my street is full of Ford Fiestas and Hyundai i-130’s.
According to Autoexpress the Fiesta is a better car, because it has a better chassis and more fun round a track. :huh:
How many learner drivers have I seen in a Golf GTI (mmmm let me think!) :smiley:
So in my opinion if you don’t have a full driving licence, pick a Fiesta. :embarassed:
If on the other hand you have passed your test, are over 45, with no points on your licence, and your insurance will be under £200, pick the GTI. :evil:
Sorry, Mrs Gazdebaz has just told me off, she knows I am hoping people will bite at the last comment.
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The Fiesta is probably more fun to drive, that's why it's higher than the Golf. I'm surprised the hot Megane isnt on the list too, and I'm also surprised the Audi came first.
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also what the flip? :huh: caymen above GT3 whats that all about?
Not surprised. My old mk1 Cayman S is better than my current mk 2 Carrera S as a driver car esp. around circuit with a lot of bumpy corners . If they put the Carrera S engine into the Mk2 Cayman S, I think it will outperform the R8 V10.
Saying this, driving any 911 fast on a track is still a very unique experience! You will get sweaty palms but a big grin after!
Im please that they rate the golf gti highly. Looks a decent trackcar as well.The car is very 'throttle adjustable'. I don't expect the Gti beating the clio but surely it is a better car than a fiesta. Why the Focus RS not in the top 20?????
Wonder whether the test car got ACC. The body roll is much more pronounce than the Clio and fiesta.
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Im please that they rate the golf gti highly. Looks a decent trackcar as well.The car is very 'throttle adjustable'. I don't expect the Gti beating the clio but surely it is a better car than a fiesta. Why the Focus RS not in the top 20?????
Wonder whether the test car got ACC. The body roll is much more pronounce than the Clio and fiesta.
Re tracking the golf gti, I intend to find out!
Re focus rs, it is there but a few places behind the golf
End of the day, I'm taking this with a massive pinch of salt, the only thing that really matters to me is their comment that the golf is the best day to day out of the lot
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also what the flip? :huh: caymen above GT3 whats that all about?
Not surprised. My old mk1 Cayman S is better than my current mk 2 Carrera S as a driver car esp. around circuit with a lot of bumpy corners . If they put the Carrera S engine into the Mk2 Cayman S, I think it will outperform the R8 V10.
Saying this, driving any 911 fast on a track is still a very unique experience! You will get sweaty palms but a big grin after!
Im please that they rate the golf gti highly. Looks a decent trackcar as well.The car is very 'throttle adjustable'. I don't expect the Gti beating the clio but surely it is a better car than a fiesta. Why the Focus RS not in the top 20?????
Wonder whether the test car got ACC. The body roll is much more pronounce than the Clio and fiesta.
there was a test of the Focus RS and the hot Megane and the Megane was reckoned to be the best chassis and the most fun to drive, Golf came last for handling.