Model: Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI EVO GT: Vauxhall Astra 1.4i Turbo Elite Nav: Price: £24,100: £21,555: Engine: 1.5-litre 4cyl petrol turbo: 1.4-litre 4cyl petrol turbo ...

The Mk7 Volkswagen Golf GTI produces 227bhp when specified with the optional Performance pack like this car. It does a claimed 0-62mph in 6.4secs, going onto a top speed of 155mph.

Vauxhall Astra GS Line 1.2 Turbo: Ford Focus 1.0 EcoBoost 125 Titanium Vignale: Volkswagen Golf 1.5 TSI 130 Style: On the road price/total as tested: £27,210/£27,810: £26,950/£28,700: £27,765 ...

The compact hatchback will launch in seven trim levels, priced from £18,885 ($23,214/€20,851), undercutting the base Volkswagen Golf by about £2,000 ($2,458/€2,208). The entry-level Ford ...

Ol’ reliable returns in the form of stern German semi-premium opposition: the VW Golf. An 108bhp SE Nav, since you ask. And in the red corner, a Vauxhall.

Certainly the Vauxhall Astra proved good enough to win 2016 European Car Of The Year, and was the UK’s fourth best-seller last year, behind Fiesta, Golf and Focus.

So why bother with the GSe? Unlike 225 versions of the Peugeot 308 and DS 4, Vauxhall tweaks the Astra’s chassis for more bite. Spring rates are up, ride height is down, and the steering has ...

With 230PS (227hp) from a turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine, the Performance Edition is the most powerful stock VW Golf GTI. The smaller, lighter Vauxhall / Opel Corsa VXR Clubsport is also ...