VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 2.0 TSI GTI 5dr (2009)

Worth the extra over the Scirocco

It was this or a Scirocco and I decided the extra over the Scirocco would be worth it and I think I was pretty much right.

It's such a refined ride, no matter what you do with it, or at what speed, it is just consistently powerful and thrilling to be driving, I think VW really have knocked the nail right on the head here. You can throw it into corners if you're feeling a bit daring and it will retain absolute composure throughout. Its more adult than GTIs of old: you can actually use it to cruise long journeys and arrive in absolute comfort and I don't think this is a bad thing at all.

I love the interior, it's just perfect: quality is there, its nice to look at and more than anything, you know you're in a GTI and I think that is the most important thing. Quality deserves more of a mention because it is possibly the best I've ever seen on a car, everything works with well-oiled precision and is soft to the touch and just generally nice to use, as daft as it sounds. If you behave yourself, you can probably get a good 30mpg but my personal best is 25mpg, and I don't behave myself very much.