Give it the beans... unleash the tsunami of power

The Car: Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6 (2009)

A Quote from the Top Gear website from their own review:

It's time to make a suggestion. More than that, a bold assertion, that the Mark VI Golf GTI is the best car in the world you can possibly buy right now.

Performance and Spec:

Engine: 2.0L TSI 210PS

Fuel: Petrol

OTR: from £22,415

Transmission: 6 Speed Auto DSG or Manual

0 - 60mph: 6.9 seconds

Top Speed: 149mph

Fuel Consumption: 35mpg

Emissions: 170 grams of CO2 per km

It is all well and good for me to slap a load of statistics onto this post to prove how good this car is, but they aren't necessary at all. Lee, over at Surprisingly Bewildered, is wanting to produce a scoreboard using these figures and I know that this car won't win - but it doesn't need to win. To put it simply, it is in a league of its own - above all scoreboards and tables of data. Just look at it...

Looks:

It really is a stunning car from both inside the vehicle (above) and outside the vehicle (below). In my opinion, Volkswagen really have taken a modern stance on the traditional Golf GTI cars that have advanced through the years. Its a car for the present day, maybe even the future.

Not only this, but Volkswagen have made the GTI a car for everyone. By this, I mean that they have most likely said to various people scattered throughout Volkswagen "Old man, I want a new GTI" or "Slightly retarded work experience boy, make modification." Gladis seems to be happy with it:

Bob: "Sunday drive, Gladis?

Gladis: "Only if it is in your new Golf GTI!"

But who cares who is driving it? Whether it is Gladis and Bob, or Robert Mugabe and George Abdugduhgwengo. I feel the need to make clear that this is not a chavvy car - far from it infact. It is a masterpiece displaying beauty, providing us with a superb purr with the engine idling, or a breath-taking roar when you put your foot down and give it the beans.

The design of the vehicle is sleek, gracious, powerful and the shape of the car makes it look fast. It is certainly the head-turner when it is on the road. You have the choice of standard (yet very nice) upholstery of a high quality, or a fine grain leather for the seats and the choice of two is more than enough. Volkswagen wouldn't want to spoil you more with this car than they already have done.

Speed

Now, in order for me to review this vehicle, I needed to do research. By research I mean that I need to sit infront of my laptop reading emails, occasionally visiting the Volkswagen website for some technical stuff and googling a few images and selecting a handful to use.

I found out that on paper, the new Ford Focus RS is a faster vehicle than the VW Golf GTI Mk6. But that is on paper...and paper can be recycled, or set alight, along with the new Focus RS (available in a Radioactive Puke Green colour) Nevertheless, it is certainly a fast car. But it is not just a fast car. It has it all. Performance, practicality, safety, strength, traction, affordability... and that is just to name a few!

It has the torques to throw down the moment that accelerator is pressed ever so gently down a centimetre (with the clutch being lifted of course). The engine reacts like a tramp on chips, throwing torque here, there and more importantly, everywhere! This car has what Jeremy Clarkson loves.

POWER!!!

There really is no need to sacrifice any Lebanese prostitutes as Lee so kindly states when describing his car. There are no prostitutes to sacrifice, unless of course Lee abducted a selection when he visited Lebanon in his Porsche Frog-Arse. They were all mowed down by this beast of a car. The king of the road. The cream of the crop. The icing on the cake and finally, the cherry on top of the icing on the cake.

One question which I can also answer right now is this. The Golf, the Porsche and the DB5 are head to head in a fight to the death. Which car would win? The Golf of course. It has Steve Bandy's seal of approval - which is enough proof for me!

Another Opinion

This brings me on to revealing what the tamed racing driver would say about this truly magnificent car. Some say that he can smell the scent of vinegar from a mile away and that his hands are actually dog paws. All we know is, he's called The Stig.

I reckon that The Stig would give this car a gloves up stating that it is a serious car and is a remarkable product from Volkswagen. Yet again, the car company have created a superb car which ticks both my boxes, and the boxes in the Top Gear office as they awarded it 17/20 on their reviews! But would you buy it?

The Price

£22,415 - £24,305. It isn't expensive, and it isn't cheap either. It sits comfortably at that price, attracting a wide range of interest in the direction of the car. If you are buying the car, you should want it to look amazing, so I would recommend the optional alloy wheels rather than the manufacturer fitted ones. In addition to this, you may want to get the number of packs available to really improve your car, adding to the price even more.

Reviews from Top Gear

They reviewed this vehicle twice. On both occasions, the two different people both awarded this truly stunning car 17/20. A supercar score for a superb car.

I leave you with the thought that maybe, just maybe, badgers could evolve to take over the planet and that North Korea would provide them with the nuclear weapons so that they can launch an attack on every country on Earth, whilst simultaneously damming up the Atlantic Ocean.

And on that bombshell, it is time to end this post. Goodbye!