hunting COMPARISON Trophy Our favourite hot hatch, the Honda Civic Type R, is being chased down by the celebratory TCR version of the hunting Volkswagen Golf GTI, as well as the most extreme Renault Mégane RS to date: the 300 Trophy Photography: Will Williams Our favourite hot hatch, the Honda Civic Type R, is being chased down by the celebratory TCR version of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, as well as the most extreme Renault Mégane RS to date: the 300 Trophy Photography: Will Williams
Combined Urban Extra-urban 00.0mpg 00.0mpg 00.0mpg Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £000 Tank 00 litres CO 2 emissions 000g/km, Euro 0 ECONOMY & EMISSIONS OFFICIAL MPG (WLTP) SAFETY Combined 33.2mp Low speed 25.2mp Medium speed 34.4mp High THE speed CONTENDERS Renault Mégane RS 38.2mp Test MPG 300 Trophy 32.4mp Fuel cost per 12,000 miles £2039 List price £31,835 Tank COTarget 2 emissions Price £30,775 (NEDC) Honda Civic Type R 2.0 VTEC Turbo GT The latest RS really impressed in Cup form, and this Trophy version is even more focused. Euro NCAP rating List (2017) price £33,550 Target Price £32,750 All protection Our reigning 92% Hot Hatch 75% of the 75% 88% NEW Year is a sensational driver’s car, so it will be tough to beat. POWERTRAIN NEW Engine 4cyl, 1996cc, turbo, petrol Peak power 316bhp @ 6500rpm Peak torque 295Ib ft @ 2500-4500rpm Gearbox 6-spd manual Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR 5dr Renault Mégane RS PERFOR<strong>MAN</strong>CE 300 Trophy List price £31,835 Target List price Price Top £35,305 £30,775 0-60mph The latest RS really impressed in Cup Target speed form, Price and £35,305 this Trophy 5.4secversion is even 169mph more focused. TCR special edition produces 286bhp and is the last hurrah NEW Acceleration for the current Golf GTI. 30-70mph through the gears 4.6sec 30-50mph 3rd 2.4sec 4th 4.0sec 5th 6.0sec 6th 9.2se 50-70mph IT’S 3rd COMMON 2.3sec 4th ENOUGH 3.0sec 5th for 3.9sec car 6th 5.5se Volkswagen Golf GTI Braking makers 30-0mph to try 7.5m TCR to whip 5dr 70-0mph up interest 41.4m in models that are nearing the Noise At 30mph List price 65.6dB £35,305 At 70mph 72.2dB end of Target their life Price by bringing £35,305 out CARS PICTURED ‘special TCR special edition’ edition versions. produces However, 286bhp and is the last hurrah Honda Civic Type in the R 2.0 case VTEC of Turbo the GT Volkswagen with Polished Metal metallic for the current Golf GTI. paint (£525) Golf GTI, these have earned a reputation for being truly special, IT’S COMMON ENOUGH for car OUR RATINGS rather makers than to try just to cynical whip up marketing interest Driving exercises. in models So, that this are new nearing TCR model the – Performance end of their life by bringing out which ‘special represents edition’ versions. the swansong Ride However, in case of the Volkswagen Handling for the current generation of the Golf GTI, these have earned a Refi nement hot reputation hatch – for has being a lot to truly live special, up to. Behind the rather Sounding wheel than just like cynical a local radio marketing Driving position exercises. So, this new TCR model – station but actually named after Visibility which represents the swansong Infotainment the for the touring current car generation racing version of the of hot hatch – a lot to live up to. Quality the Golf, it has 44bhp more than Sounding like a local radio Space and the station practicality existing but actually GTI Performance, named after Front space taking the touring the total car racing up to 286bhp. version of Rear space the Golf, it has 44bhp more than What’s the existing more, GTI there Performance, are plenty Seating fl exibility taking the total up to 286bhp. Boot of look-at-me design details, What’s more, there are plenty Buying and the of look-at-me owning brakes have design been details, upgraded Costs and the brakes the suspension have been can upgraded be, too. Equipment and the suspension can be, too. Renault, by contrast, appears Reliability Renault, by contrast, appears Safety and to security have decided that in a world of streaming services and same-day delivery, people don’t want to Overall delivery, wait until rating people a car is don’t about want to exit to stage left before they get the wait until a car is about to exit stage left before they get the yyyyy whatcar.com June <strong>2019</strong> | 77 82 | June <strong>2019</strong> whatcar.com whatcar.com June <strong>2019</strong> | 77 46 litres 176g/km
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