« Reply #199 on: 01 January 2021, 12:38 »
Some good reading and viewing content there
That Car mag group thrash was a really good read.
Fairly predictable as they always will be but enjoyable.
The Golf GTI positioned exactly where we’d expect, a worthy mention but never going to be near the honours. I don’t think the Clubsport would have fared better, the R might have got closer to the podium and I can see it being the next press darling as an everyday useable GRY that seats more than 2 adults and isn’t as hardcore. The R brand will be the one to carry performance VWs forward so it’s where we expect the best products and investment to be. The poor ICE GTI will soon be a relic.
As for the mk5 versus mk8 GTI, well they’re basically the same recipe in so many ways. World events have made for slim pickings as far as car journos go. No swanky racetrack launches this year despite some big hitters being released to market.
I’m not much of a regular YouTube watched but the TR Hamza vid was on point and refreshingly ‘normal’ in a world of click bait.
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