« Reply #3 on: 03 August 2021, 13:58 »
Thanks for posting up, I just watched that whilst having my sparse lunch.
I very much doubt they actually weighed the cars physically, so maybe took the published weight of the lightest version available - manuals in the case of the GTI and D? (despite actually testing three DSG’s to even it up)
Mat Watson’s ego must be worth at least 200 kilos? Only joking! I quite like him really.

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