GOLF GTI 2.0 TSI (220 PS / 210 HP US) FWD

About the Golf GTI 2.0 TSI (220 PS / 210 hp US) FWD

The EA888 turbo four made 220 hp in a chassis that weighed less than 1,400 kg. On paper, it reads like every other hot hatch. In practice, the Mk7 GTI is the one they all benchmark against. The MQB platform gave it the kind of body rigidity that made the suspension engineers' jobs easy. Composed at speeds where its rivals started to unravel. Six-speed manual, limited-slip diff, and enough refinement to make you forget you're in a Volkswagen. Until you push it. Then you remember exactly why you're in a Volkswagen.