Golf GTI Motor Comparison Test

[Swallowtail]

It has been touched on before....the two cars (gti and mps) were tested on different days dry and drying track. Compare apples with apples i say!

I have a current UK car magazine on my coffee table. CAR PCOTY 2009 ISSUE 568 (WWW.CARMAGAZINE.CO.UK).

I have tried to download the link to the article for the performance car of the year (PCOTY) but ran into a brick wall...yes I had to part with some money!!!!!

Anyway there were 5 "hot hatches" on test.
The two elements of the test that I was interested in were the 0-62mph and lap times (Rockingham circuit UK).
VW GOLF GTI: 6.9sec/1:42.85
MAZDA MPS: 6.1 sec/1:42.00
FORD FOCUS RS: 5.9sec/1:40.09
SUBARU IMPREZA 330S: 4.8sec/1:39.51
HONDA CIVIC TYPE R MUGEN: 6.0sec/1:39.48

The GTI was chosen as the PCOTY hot hatch winner. It was slowest of the group but was the best of the above cars to drive in the real world.

Also notice the lap times of the MPS and GTI are very close.

On a different note:..I have just clocked up 1000km on the GTI!...I checked the tyre pressures at the servo tonight...they were at 42psi!...does that seem a little high?

Happy motoring!

David

Man, how well must the Honda handle to have only a 6 sec to 100 yet be the quickest around that track!

[Corey_R]

On a different note:..I have just clocked up 1000km on the GTI!...I checked the tyre pressures at the servo tonight...they were at 42psi!...does that seem a little high?

I know people that run 42psi on the front and 38 on the rear with 18" wheels on their MKV. I'm not expert so I don't know what the optimal pressures are, but I believe it will somewhat be subjective and related to how you drive and the road quality that you're driving on.

[pologti18t]

Man, how well must the Honda handle to have only a 6 sec to 100 yet be the quickest around that track!

The Mugen is the limited edition (and uber expensive - UKP39K!) Civic TypeR. Not really a competitor to a MPS3/GTI

[cme2c]

The Mugen is the limited edition (and uber expensive - UKP39K!) Civic TypeR. Not really a competitor to a MPS3/GTI

Same with the Focus RS and the Subie. The Golf R would be a more suitable comparison.