« Reply #198 on: 10 May 2019, 15:00 »
The reason most of us are here is because we don’t want the most focussed hot hatch and neither do we want something dull as dishwater. So we buy the best all-rounder which is still the GTI/TCR/R/CS (etc).
It’s no guarantee the mk8 will be as desirable to hot hatch fans as the current amazing all-rounder the mk7 is so even some of us dyed in the wool VW types do keep half an eye on the opposition.
A lot of mentions of the i30N in here and I’ve seen a good few now. Most are in the lovely signature light blue, but just to confirm how handsome a car it is I saw a dark grey one last week. I have to hand it to Hyundai they’ve done a great job on the looks and sound of the car for the money.
I saw a slightly uglier looking fastback version in Sainsburys car park last week which still looked well proportioned.
It’s certainly an option if VW’s next incarnation of GTI is as much of a disappointment as the mk3 and mk4 GTI’s were in their day.
The i30N will probably steal more Focus ST sales than VW I’d imagine.
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