MAN Magazine Winter 2019

Combined
Urban
Extra-urban
00.0mpg
00.0mpg
00.0mpg
Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £000
Tank 00 litres
CO 2 emissions 000g/km, Euro 0
ECONOMY & EMISSIONS
OFFICIAL
MPG
(WLTP)
SAFETY
Combined
33.2mp
Low speed
25.2mp
Medium speed
34.4mp
High THE speed CONTENDERS
Renault Mégane RS
38.2mp
Test MPG 300 Trophy
32.4mp
Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £2039
List price £31,835
Tank
COTarget 2 emissions Price £30,775 (NEDC)
Honda Civic Type R
2.0 VTEC Turbo GT
The latest RS really impressed
in Cup form, and this Trophy
version is even more focused.
Euro NCAP rating List (2017) price £33,550
Target Price £32,750
All protection Our reigning 92% Hot Hatch 75% of the 75% 88%
NEW Year is a sensational driver’s car,
so it will be tough to beat.
POWERTRAIN
NEW
Engine 4cyl, 1996cc, turbo, petrol
Peak power 316bhp @ 6500rpm
Peak torque 295Ib ft @ 2500-4500rpm
Gearbox 6-spd manual
Volkswagen Golf GTI
TCR 5dr
Renault Mégane RS
PERFORMANCE 300 Trophy
List price £31,835
Target List price Price Top £35,305 £30,775
0-60mph The latest RS really impressed
in Cup Target speed
form, Price and £35,305 this Trophy
5.4secversion is even 169mph more focused.
TCR special edition produces
286bhp and is the last hurrah
NEW
Acceleration for the current Golf GTI.
30-70mph through the gears 4.6sec
30-50mph 3rd 2.4sec 4th 4.0sec 5th 6.0sec 6th 9.2se
50-70mph IT’S 3rd COMMON 2.3sec 4th ENOUGH 3.0sec 5th for 3.9sec car 6th 5.5se
Volkswagen Golf GTI
Braking makers 30-0mph to try 7.5m TCR to whip 5dr 70-0mph up interest 41.4m
in models that are nearing the
Noise At 30mph List price 65.6dB £35,305 At 70mph 72.2dB
end of Target their life Price by bringing £35,305 out
CARS PICTURED ‘special TCR special edition’ edition versions. produces However,
286bhp and is the last hurrah
Honda Civic Type in the R 2.0 case VTEC of Turbo the GT Volkswagen
with Polished Metal metallic
for the current Golf GTI.
paint (£525)
Golf GTI, these have earned a
reputation for being truly special,
IT’S COMMON ENOUGH for car
OUR RATINGS rather makers than to try just to cynical whip up marketing interest
Driving exercises.
in models
So,
that
this
are
new
nearing
TCR model
the
–
Performance end of their life by bringing out
which ‘special represents edition’ versions. the swansong
Ride
However,
in case of the Volkswagen
Handling for the current generation of the
Golf GTI, these have earned a
Refi nement hot reputation hatch – for has being a lot to truly live special, up to.
Behind the rather Sounding wheel than just like cynical a local radio marketing
Driving position exercises. So, this new TCR model –
station but actually named after
Visibility which represents the swansong
Infotainment
the for the touring current car generation racing version of the of
hot hatch – a lot to live up to.
Quality the Golf, it has 44bhp more than
Sounding like a local radio
Space and the station practicality
existing but actually GTI Performance,
named after
Front space
taking the touring the total car racing up to 286bhp. version of
Rear space the Golf, it has 44bhp more than
What’s the existing more, GTI there Performance,
are plenty
Seating fl exibility
taking the total up to 286bhp.
Boot of look-at-me design details,
What’s more, there are plenty
Buying and the
of look-at-me
owning brakes have
design
been
details,
upgraded
Costs and the brakes the suspension have been can upgraded be, too.
Equipment and the suspension can be, too.
Renault, by contrast, appears
Reliability Renault, by contrast, appears
Safety and to security have decided that in a world of
streaming services and same-day
delivery, people don’t want to
Overall delivery, wait until rating
people a car is don’t about want to exit to
stage left before they get the
wait until a car is about to exit
stage left before they get the
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46 litres
176g/km