In many ways Hyundai’s first hot hatch felt like a modern reincarnation of the Mk5 Golf GTI, with an addictive, pugnacious attitude and all the sensibilities you need in an everyday car.

If you’re a mk5 Golf GTI driver feeling a bit off the pace since the arrival of the new Focus RS, Autograph Cars may have what you need. And I don’t mean five litres of fluorescent green paint ...

most will appreciate the GTI's accessible, searing pace. The normal stuff, the Golf does well. When you’re not in the mood you can calm everything down in the drive mode menu, visibility is ...

Visually, the new car is a bit more square-jawed thanks to a new front bumper; the LED front and rear light units are new, and there are now GTI badges on the front doors, which seems an odd choice.

It feels like everything is powered by an EA888 engine these days. The 2-litre lump first appeared in a GTI for the Mk6, and this latest evo4 unit is the most powerful ever fitted to a base GTI.

You really don’t need to put much effort into driving it quickly, something the GTI has always been good at. It would be nice to have a manual (or at least the option of one – it was ...

The Golf GTI, on the other hand, will easily sit in the high 30s and even low 40s in motorway driving. On paper, VW quotes 38.7mpg, and experience tells us that these numbers are quite easy to ...

Push the starter button and the EA888 engine fires up with a familiar grumble, but you’ll want to fiddle with the GTI’s drive modes ... With the first Mk8 the Golf went from a model of high ...