The Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI wasn’t long for this world when the ... notable surge between 2500 and 3000rpm and continues to the red line – though the delivery is so linear there’s no ...

Bedecked with red stripes and tartan trim ... But its task was made immeasurably harder by following the Mk7 GTI (2012-2019) – widely regarded as the best iteration of all, with lofty second ...

But now the Mk7 Performance car’s electronic limited ... VW’s photographic display cars were all presented in typical colours – red for the GTI, grey for the GTD and white for the GTE ...

It didn’t help that it replaced the Mk7 GTI, one of the best cars ... part-suede sports seats trimmed in the iconic GTI tartan, along with red stitching and a sports steering wheel.

The standard Mk7.5 GTI was tuned up to 228bhp, while the Performance variant received an even bigger hike, to 242bhp and 273lb ft. If you are going for the later car, we would suggest that the ...