![]() ![]() But here and now you can discard any preconception that 1400cc is scarcely enough to keep up with traffic. However, the essence of that b-i-g difference is surprisingly small.Īlthough you'd never guess it from the strongly responsive driving, the TSI engine displaces just 1.4 litres. The interior is generic sporty-Golf too, except that the instrument cluster includes a discreet boost indicator, which gives the hint that the GT's big difference lives under the bonnet. Unless you have an eye for detail the GT could be just another Golf, since it's set apart only by a subtle identifying badge at each end, and distinctive 17-inch alloy wheels. In that context the Golf GT 1.4 TSI is a new benchmark.Īt first sight you may wonder what the fuss is about. Accordingly, cars must change too, in directions dictated by the gathering global impetus of safety, fuel and pollution issues. There's no denying that the world is changing in many ways, not least in critical environmental and climatic aspects. In the 1974 sci-fi flick Zardoz, Sean Connery's character, Zed, announced gravely: "I have seen the future, and it doesn't work." Well, zorry Zed, but here in 2006, we have driven the future (of Volkswagen's small petrol engines), and it works outstandingly well! > Waiting a year for the GT to reach Australia All the familiar Golf driving dynamics and build quality
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