Month: June 2013

Volkswagen Golf GTI tested by Chris Harris

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Volkswagen Golf GTI
This latest video from DRIVE sees Chris Harris getting behind the wheel of Volkswagen’s seventh generation Golf GTI to see if it really warrants that iconic badge and price tag.

Developing 162 kW (220 hp) and 350 Nm of torque from its 2.0 TSI engine, 100 km/h appears in 6.5 seconds and top speed is 246 km/h. Yes, it’s got the familiar red grille trim and brake calipers, along with check upholstery reminiscent of the original 1970s version, but the market is crammed with performance hatchbacks to bursting pint.

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Audi A3 Saloon review

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Audi A3 Saloon
Auto Express has carried out one of the first reviews of the new Audi A3 Saloon model.

Designed to satisfy demand for a compact Saloon in China and America, Audi believes that it will outsell the popular A3 hatchback within three years. Sharing the same wheelbase and powerplant range as the A3 Sportback, choices begin with a 90 kW (121 hp) 1.4-litre TFSI right up to the flagship S3 version, which uses a 221 kW (300 hp) 2.0 TFSI four-cylinder for propulsion.

Audi teases a new variant in its latest A3 media brochure, so we’re guessing that it’ll either be the RS 3 Saloon, or a fat ghost that loves photobombing.

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Mercedes-Benz A 45 AMG vs the Volkswagen Golf GTI and BMW M135i

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Following his review of the Mercedes A 45 AMG, Autocar’s Steve Sutcliffe sets out to see if the brilliant Baby AMG is deserving of its substantial asking price when the Volkswagen Golf GTI and BMW’s M135i are brought into the equation.

Equipped with the most powerful 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine in the world, the A 45 AMG is propelled by an all-aluminium, turbocharged AMG lump producing 265 kW (360 hp) and 450 Nm of torque, while the seventh generation Golf GTI is powered by the company’s 2.0 TSI engine, which develops 162 kW (220 hp) or 169 kW (230 hp) when specified with the new performance package – as seen here.

Looking like the bargain of the century, the M135i is packing a turbocharged 3.0-litre straight six-cylinder, which churns out a delicious 235 kW (320 hp) and 450 Nm.

If you had to part with your hard-earned bread for one, which would it be?

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet vs Jaguar F-Type V8 S

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
The latest video from Auto Express sees Owen Mildenhall taking to the track to compare the new Jaguar F-Type V8 with Porsche’s current 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet.

The F-Type V8 S is propelled by a supercharged 5.0-litre V8 developing 364 kW (488 hp) and 625 Nm of torque, while the 3.8-litre flat-six engine in the 911 Carrera 4S produces 294 kW (400 hp) and 440 Nm of torque.

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