Volkswagen Golf 2007 Video Review

VW claims responsibility for the hot hatch, which is a fair-enough boast when you remember that the Golf GTi kick started the movement back in the 1970s. Given its history it's not surprising then that VW pushed the hot hatch boundaries as other carmakers joined in the party with their own GTi clones. The R32 was VW's attempt to build the ultimate luxury hatch, one that would offer a very different, but still exhilarating driving experience to the GTi.

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The Golf GTi has always been the hot hatch benchmark; it was the first and remains the one that comes to mind first when the chat turns to hot hatches. But in the wake of the GTi's success other carmakers have jumped into the fray with their own versions of the VW formula and the class has become rather saturated with choices.

Read the full Used Volkswagen Golf review: 2006-2008 .