10/16/2023 0 Comments Gti mk4"Handling appropriate to a Passat" was how we justified its fifth-place finish.Īlthough the new GTI proved mediocre fare, VW had a few improvements scheduled. The howling from its sidewalls was a defilement of the memory of the original hot-hatch Rabbit. The marshmallow-sprung GTI GLX V-6 we tested for a December 1999 comparison of seven saucy $20,000-somethings leaned in corners like a torpedoed frigate. The fourth-generation Golf, introduced in 1999, wears expensive, finely tailored duds for a car of its price, but it remains prone to some slovenly habits. It's a fine car, but buying it was brazen behavior considering this publication's repeated criticism of Volkswagen's junior lunchbox. In the interest of full disclosure, we'll note that the author's driveway is shaded by his wife's almost-new Golf 1.8T and his opinions may be likewise shaded.
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