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Old 07-12-2002, 07:13 PM   #31
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OK, they are getting fat, which i dont like, but VW is giving the public what they seem to want because GOlfs are sellling in bigger numbers than ever... The GTi's arent the drivers cars they used to be, but then again neither are their competitors' hot hatches etc... its a shame hatches are growing vertically as well as horizontally... IMO the Civic Type R looks like a mini-MPV on steroids... not pretty at all, but its the way cars are going now
But the GTi in the UK is just a specification level isn't it??? Before teh Mk4 GTi was replaced by the V5 the NZ-spec had a 1.8 Turbo motor, ie. The real deal. But despite the 1.8T being a good drive the base models are lacking compared to thier Mk 2 counterparts (as said)

Although the Civic Type R (Which sadly we do not get here) is supposed to be a good driver despite it's butt-ugliness am I right? I know the performance is top-notch, but I think the fact that it is so tall, might just hamper the experience..........

What about the new Focus ST range? what are they like?
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Old 07-14-2002, 07:50 AM   #32
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I think the base "Gt" in the UK is actually a diesel, it outperforms the lesser 125bhp GTi. Youre right, the lesser models arent great to drive if youre into your thrills, but VW have clearly moved away from that now. The best Golf is probably the V5 170bhp.

The Civic is supposed to be a great drive but the tallness of the thing does of course hamper the experience to some extent (how much better would it have been if it was a regular size old-stylee hatch.

As for the Focus ST170, its supposed to be very good to drive but the chassis could handle even more power, which is sometimes disappointing that they just didnt give it this power. When's the RS coming out?
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