TheSmokingTire explains why the Golf is still one of the best cars ever YouTube: TheSmokingTireMatt Farah of TheSmokingTire leads a life that many petrolheads would envy. Driving insane supercars and writing about them for a living while also running his own business. It may come as a surprise, then, to hear one of his favorite cars is actually a $37k hatchback. When driving supercars and exotic vehicles form a part of your daily life, it\u2019s easy to get disillusioned with just how special these cars are. Thankfully for Matt Farah of TheSmokingTire, he has a number of old-school retro performance cars to benchmark against, including a gorgeous Lamborghini Countach. It may come as a surprise then, to discover that one of his favorite cars is the humble Volkswagen Golf GTI. Priced around the $37,000 mark, Farah was full of praise for the plucky little hatchback, saying \u201cno matter what you drive, you can always come back to a Golf GTI.\u201d Matt Farah reviews the MK7.5 Golf GTI So what is it about the sub-$40k car that makes it rank so highly? Matt explains that it\u2019s a number of factors that all come together to make the Golf so good: \u201cCircling back to this [after driving so many other cars] it feels good to be sitting here.\u201d Despite its impressive performance credentials, the Golf is still fundamentally a family car. This means that the controls are all very light and easy to use, but that does present issues when going \u201clight-to-light\u201d in urban environments. Other than the one minor issue, Farah had plenty of compliments for the hatch. The Limited-slip diff in the front kept the car in line with no torque steer, while the adaptive suspension lets the GTI \u201cshine\u201d on mixed surfaces, such as when traveling over highway expansion joints. He calls the 2.0l TSi engine \u201cfunctional, rather than inspiring\u201d but then goes on to admit the Golf is \u201clegitimately fast, it is quick. It could probably take a Ferrari 355 on a highway entrance ramp!\u201d It\u2019s also dependable, being \u201calways right there when you need it.\u201d Thanks to the \u2018slow\u2019 evolution of the Golf, Matt says that \u201cafter all this time, after driving so many cars, you come back to [the GTI] and go wow\u2026 they really nailed this didn\u2019t they!\u201d There is plenty more commendation for the interior too, with the steering wheel feel, driving position, ergonomics and seats are all spot on. Summing up, Farah said \u201cEven after driving some very expensive luxury cars, I come back and sit in this and go this is nice. It feels well-made, and it\u2019s more of a luxury experience than other hatchbacks.\u201d \u201cNever die GTI, you rule!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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