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The Era, 25 Feb 2010, W6

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W6 WHEELS Thurtday Feb as Looking for a nice clean low mileage used car Choose from over 3000 at Over 130 Dealer Factory Demos Over 350 Vehicles with less than kms Over 1100 Vehicles with less than kms Over 1800 Vehicles with less than 60000 kms Over 100 2010 model year vehicles Over 250 2009 model year vehicles Over 900 2008 model year vehicles Over 000 2007 model year vehicles With over 200000 unique visitors every month They Never Last Long at Get Out of Your Lease No matter whether you have 6 or 60 months remaining on your lease we can get you out of your lease quickly and easily is 1 88837278 LeaseBusterscom EASE GolfGTI scores top marks in Car of the Year testing accented my Tornado Red tester the only bright hue in the mainly monotone GTI pal ette Inside there are more hotrod hints of red double- stitching across the gear shifter hand brake and unique flatbottomed steering wheel The redesigned interior is anchored around a 65- inch touchscreen surrounded by a handsome and ergonomic layout of instru ments and controls with just the right mix of textures and chrome highlights Raid cloth Sport seats come standard or give way optional leather buckets as tested cour tesy of the Leather Luxury Package with Power Sunroof In its most basic form the threedoor six- speed manual version the sixth generation 2010 GolfGTI has a starting price OTS2A675 That may sound steep for a small hatch back but as the performance icon of the line up theres nothing base about the It comes well equipped with six airbags 17inch alloy wheels eightway manually adjustable sport scats with lumbar support Hi Xenon headlamps with Adaptive Front Light System Bluetooth connectivity climate control cruise control a Premium AMFM audio system with sixdisc CD changer an SD card input eight speakers and integrated SIRIUS satellite radio Most importantly it comes with an award- winning 20- litre TSI direct fuelinjection inline fourcylinder 16valve engine that produces hp and of continuous torque from a low rpm all the way to An optional Audiinspired dual clutch DSG sixspeed automatic transmission is available for 1400 It adds paddle- shifters to the spokes of the leatherwrapped steering wheel and its Lightning- fast gear changes help accelerate the from 0100 in 69 seconds The automatic on my tester was also the thriftier transmission of the two with a fuel economy rating of 100km cityhwy My more enthusiastic- real world results were combined Engine power is never the last word in per formance and the benefits from a light weight sport suspension and a full suite of handling technologies that keep the car shiny side up They include braking AntiSlip Regula tion ASK Electronic Differential Lock EDL Electronic Stabilization Program ESP and the allnew Electronic Transverse Differential Lock System XDS Developed from VWs rac ing experience XDS monitors input from the wheel sensors to transfer torque to the wheel with the most traction under heavy cornering The sum of those technologies is the kind of thrilling performance that takes you to the edge of excitement but never quite beyond a predictable tossable quality that makes the such a joy to drive Thinking back to that AJAC Car of the Year testing session I mentioned earlier thats why despite the scientific seriousness of the judges the 2010 VW Golf seemed to be the one car almost consistently out on the track for ahem retesting And its also why as a result it wound up winning its category as Best New Sport Perfor mance Car under and later winning overall Car of the Year VOLKSWAGEN GOLF THREEDOOR 2010 AT A GLANCE Body Style Compact performance hatchback Drive Method front engine frontwheel drive Engine 20litre direct fuelinjection inline fourcylinder hp207 lb ft Fuel Economy Manual lO66U100km cityhwy DSG 876 3L 100km Starting Price 28375 As tested Price Web-

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