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Here’s our new long-term VW Golf GTI.
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That’s right, we’ll be testing this one for a year.
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We got the midlevel SE grade so we could stick with heated cloth seats.
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All GTIs use a 2.0-liter turbo engine.
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Our car has a six-speed manual transmission.
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The infotainment interface is horrible to use.
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These optional black wheels don’t look that nice.
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The foglights are hella cool, though?
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We’ll have a lot to say about this one over the next 12 months.
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