If the GTI is so good (and it is) why is the iconic sports car recipe always RWD? Is it just because of weight transfer and the traction circle? Jason explores this and more - and comes to the ...

It mattered little that the ‘cooking’ 1.4 and 1.6-litre Golfs came with old-tech powertrains, nor that the 1.6 auto was little different mechanically to the Golf Mk2, as the Mk4 was a handsome, sturdy ...