Automotive

Since EVO magazine declered the Golf GTI Clubsport the best car of 2016 , well actually the 911R came on top but since prices have gone up to around one million Euro i can easily count it out . Picking up the hot hatch .... Hope to write a small review in...  

for what? Always a bit strange these lists. However sure it is a good car. Cheers, Dirk

The guys at EVO get to drive all cars they want to. At the end of the year they have to pick 12 of them ( brought out in that same year) and test them properly. To be honest, these guys are all true petrolheads knowing a thing or two about fourwheelers an... 

By the way how did you like the 1m?

for now i have to be happy with my rental Toyota Yaris ... or whatever car they will give me tomorrow .....

Let me know when we can meet up in Gent. Time to catch up...

i am back in a couple of weeks, celebrating Hannukah this evening ;-)

.... but you know i have acces to many keys .... . Oh ... Stay tuned, as 2017 could get REALLY interesting ;-) ...  

...Lot's of promises made .... promises promises .... you know ;-)

Cool car, but wait, that's not right. It's a "Hot Hatch!" Looking good! I wonder if the BMW 120d or this one will become your favorite... I've always liked the look of GTIs, but I've never driven any extensively. Looking forward to reading your impression... 

So this 1M will be far more interesting.

That BMW 120d seems to be really great at fuel economy and performance, but is it noticeably smaller than your Renault Clio? Does the rear wheel drive in the BMW 120d give it a tremendous advantage? I think the VW GTI is a good size, seems bigger than the... 

The Renault Clio is in the same class as a VW Polo, but the RS is a few cm wider so it looks the size of a Golf almost. The 120d should be in the same class as the Golf but i think it is a tiny bit bigger, at least a lot heavier. The Clio and the 120d are...  

Looks like the French flag there too!

I just wished the BMW was a Renault Alpine

Almost bought one back in 2005, the Golf V with the first two litre turbocharged tfsi engine sporting 200 hp.

is a timeless choice for having a great deal of relatively inexpensive fun. I recently drove the previous genration for a brief time and it indelibly reminded me of just how much fun can be had in VWs small, decently powered cars. Even my first ever car -... 

... the Mk2 16V with the 1.8 16 valve engine. 139 hp and that engine made such a nice sound revving to 7000 rpm Everything about that car was special. F

I had a MK GTI 16V from 1987 in champagne metallic. With factory Fitted recaro seats, sunroof and tighter suspension. It was a former VW Werksauto that I brought in from Germany Hammering it on the German autobahn at night, doing 250km/h according to the ... 

i remember getting 220 out of one, the real topspeed was 208. I remember reading a test of the 160 hp Golf 2 G60 that reached 245 on the clock, a true 223 kph. As for another VW i drove frequently from that era, the Passat VR6 with 174 hp, we once clocked... 

And it drove quite fast!

A chip and pulley .... Power from 160 to 190 and up .... 300 if you wished .... Or more

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And I was told they did a few modifications on the engine too.. I never had it measured, but it drove pretty fast Best Hans

... guys that changed stuff like the pistons and camshafts, getting easily over 180 hp out of that engine so 250 on the clock sounds very real, especially when you have enough runway

... looks good, but I need space for my dogs - and 4WD. So this year, I thinky about a 2017 Golf Station Wagon - boring, I know, but with the right engine .... Marcus

300 hp 4wd .... One hell of a fast familycar ! Filip

Meanwhile; I already have nearly 100,000 km on the clock, and I absolutely love it. Even if I drove its top speed of 260 km/h only once, but the handling in the curves is really wonderful. Regards, Marcus ...  

That is an impressive cage, we carry the labrador on the rear seat with a harness fixed to the seatbelt. The little dog in a small bench on the same rear seat. Only 280 hp though 😂. Cheerio! Bim ...  

I consider the Golf 7 Wagon as the absolute minmum in terms of trunk space for the dogs. In a few weeks, we will get a third dog (our Berger des Pyrénées is 14 years old and retired from active SAR service since January, so my wife gets a young Border Col...