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