eighth generation volkswagen’s high performance gti hatchback the famed gti has been around for almost 50 years and it’s generally regarded as the gold standard of the hot hatchback and now there’s an allnew model and today i’m going to review it. before i get started be sure to check out cars And. and bids Which. which is my enthusiast car auction website for cool cars from the modern era now with free listings you can list your cool car for free and auction it on cars and bids and you should because we’ve had some fantastic sales lately including this bmw m3 lime rock park edition which sold for over 95 000 setting a record price for an e92 m3 sale we also recently sold this jaguar ftype r for over 65 000 and this Fantastic. fantastic corvette z06 for almost 65 000. if you’re looking to buy or sell a cool interesting modern car from the 1980s and up cars and bids is the place to do it check it out at carsandbids.com so let’s talk gti i Said.

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roughly the same formula Combining. combining hatchback practicality with extra performance the new 22 gti starts around 30 thousand dollars and it has a 240 horsepower turbo fourcylinder and a sixspeed manual transmission or a dualclutch automatic if You.

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