Golf GTI Mk7.5s left the factory with 242bhp in Performance ... The joy of driving a Golf though, even a tuned one such as this, is that it still feels like a rounded and well-considered experience.

The mk5 GTI is refreshingly focused ... It adjusts for rake and reach, while the seat height can also be tuned, enabling a perfect driving position to be tailored. Completing the driver-oriented ...

As a serial owner – including the 2006 Mk5 GTI that serves as our family runaround – I desperately hope this new, eighth-generation car is worthy of the badge. The basic recipe hasn’t changed.