In April, we set out to find the best new AWD hot hatch you can buy right now – Golf R vs. Litchfield GR Yaris Watch the full video 🎬 12DaysofPH
respectively) and better in every regard than the strangely unsatisfying Audi S3 with which it shares so much. And so the VW manages be both the best hot hatch of its type pricey enough to make you wonder what else you might get for the money. The most basic Porsche 718 Cayman isn’t too much pricier at £45,230. If two seats simply won’t do, BMW’s Approved Used site lists several rear-driven, 340hp M240i Coupes with delivery miles for around £32,000.
Before we go any further – yes, there are always issues with modifying cars within their warranty period, particularly when they have finance against them. My own PCP’d car is stock for that reason. But you only need to watch the steady stream of showroom fresh metal that flows through tuning outfits like Litchfield to know that for a significant number of people, such concerns are no concern at all. This one’s for them.
What a fine daily driver the Golf R would make. It’s subtle enough – at least in a dark shade and without the– that I’ve spotted a few on the road recently and only realised what they were when I’ve clocked the stylised R badge. The cabin is spacious and pretty high-quality, it’s comfortable and civilised and normal driving and it’s completely undemanding when you simply can’t be bothered.
That newfound alacrity away from an apex, whether in drift mode or not, is matched by more adjustability on the way into one. The result is a far more rewarding driving experience. You might even kid yourself that over the Mk7 Golf R, the Mk8 is a quantum leap.
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