Volkswagen Golf 1.8T GTi Review

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DanR.'s Review of Volkswagen Golf 1.8T GTi

23rd May 2002

Overall Rating

4.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Practicality
    5 stars
  • Performance
    4.5 stars
  • Reliability
    5 stars
Good Points

Refinement, Dashboard, Style, Performance, Gearbox, Ride quality, Build quality, Interior.


Bad Points

Tends to lean a little too much on corners. Leather standard seats not wearing fantastically well.


General Comments

I've been driving my Volkswagen Golf GTI 1.8T as a company car and have been very impressed with it. It feels great to drive, with fantastic gearshift, eager engine and superb brakes.
The VW engine is very refined and makes great noises when pushed hard. Noise supression of the chassis is great for a smaller car like the Golf.
The interior of the car is brilliantly concieved (considering the Golf Mk4's age) and is bolted together very well. The plastics are high quality, and everything is finished well. The blue dashboard lights finish it all off well!
I don't care what anyone says, a Leon is a false economy (nasty door trims for a start!!!) and the A3 is lovely, but just too dull and overpriced.

Enjoy your Golf GTI Turbo!

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Members' Comments onDanR.'s Review

  • Mohamad Shukor. on 6th Oct 2002

    Owned Make 1999 MKIV Golf GTI. Fun car to drive but my wife hated the speed. Responsive handling tough need some upgrade for high speed conering. Looking forward for suggestions and recommendations upgrading to 230HP? Perfect family hot hatch car dedicated to my wife and two naughty boys.

  • cockycockney on 24th Aug 2005

    ive been driving my golf gti turbo for two and a half years, it is now on a 2000 plate and it is very inpresive for its age.
    the build quility is second to none and looks are just spinnig heads,
    perforfance is good but tends to get a bit of turbo lag in higher gears, but from a standing start it goes well,
    since buying my golf i have put on some nice 18inc wheels and a boot spoiler,
    and it just gets better looking (well let me just say if i was ugly the car could do the work for me )lol.
    i would recomend to anyone.