Clarkson always likes a Golfs.
It was very, very similar to a 135 v R32 feature years ago. Exact same same criticism of BMW (boot space, rear legroom etc). Mirror image review....... Just 10 has years later.
And to dismiss the AMG A45 as costing 47k - so therefore irrelevant?? When I was looking to buy, they cost about 38k..... with plenty of standard kit.
Then not including an S3, Golf R.
And if I remember that Astra VXR won last year's hot hatch feature.
Ah well. Probably better the S3 didn't feature. He would have made a single benign comment about it and dismissed it like the AMG.
To be honest, that review would have made me favour the BMW over the GTi.