The GTI is now entering its 12th consecutive year as a winner of our 10Best Cars award (along with the rest of its Golf family), and it?s as good as ever. The GTI is a practical car with real performance credibility at a price that would make plenty of dynamically inferior cars blush. But despite already having an ace in the hole, Volkswagen keeps upping the ante. This year, that meant a minor horsepower bump across the GTI?s lineup, a standard limited-slip differential, stronger brakes for the GTI?s two upper trim levels, standard adaptive dampers for the topmost Autobahn trim, and wider availability of active safety technology. We?ve been smitten with the GTI for years, and with Volkswagen?s commitment to the continued refinement of this little hot hatch, we expect the bloom to stay on this rose for the foreseeable future. READ MORE ??
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