Just shows how good the MK5 golf GTI really is....
Back when the Mk5 GTI was a new car, EVO took it along on a supercar comparison test. It was in the company of and RS4, an R8, a 911 GT3 and some others. They wrote at the time that the 911 had trouble pulling away from the GTI on anything but a straight road. The GTI was around £20k at the time, the GT3 around £80k. I don't think there's any higher praise that can be given of the Mk5 GTI - that its on road capabilities are only slightly worse than that of a track biased supercar that cost 4x the price. And yet it'll still give 35mpg, and has space for 4 adults and a big boot. It really is all things to all
men people!
