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Mk5 Golf GTi Buying Guide

February 19, 2009 by Matt Zollo  
Filed under Features

VW Golf Mk5 GTi with Monza 18sAfter a two-generation snooze VW awoke well and truly rejuvenated with the Mk5 GTi. The plump and ponderous Mk3 and Mk4 had got us thinking VW had given up on hot hatches, so when the next GTi instalment arrived in early ‘05 there were gleeful whoops and wows of joy from all. It was fun, fast and much more focussed than before, but it was also as solid, sophisticated and stylish as ever. Four years on and its appeal hasn’t diminished but values have, leaving you to snaffle yourself a high-class hot hatch for a relatively low-rent price…

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BMW’s new V8 not M3 great

February 19, 2009 by Al Suttie  
Filed under Blog

BMW M3 E90Without fear or safety net, I’m going to stick my neck out and say I prefer the previous generation BMW M3 to the new one. Yes, yes, I know new is supposed to be better and BMW’s M men always manage to wring out the very best from every lump of metal, plastic and carbon fibre they touch. But I just don’t like the new M3, I like the previous one.

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