Sporty Compact Cars
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VW GTI/GLI + Audi A3 2.0T w/DSG
The VW GTI hatchback, VW GLI sedan and Audi A3 sport back all have the 2.0T 200 hp engine with six-speed automatic DSG® with Tiptronic® and Sport mode with 0-60 times of around 7 seconds. In case that you do not know, the DSG double clutch AT is super duper wowie zowie!
2010 VW GTI 2 door, 2.0T 200 hp, 6 speed manual or 6-speed automatic DSG® with Tiptronic®, 0-60 mph in 6.7 seconds (AT is faster than manual!), MSRP $23,664.
Cheap Speed Showdown: 6 Sport Car Comparison Test, At PM, we like our cars fast, but we also want them to be economical. To locate the sweet spot between high speed and low price, PM's tire-smoking auto team revs up six new road hustlers—evenly distributed between front, rear and all-wheel drives—to find out who owns the fast lane. Here are the results of the face-offs between the Chevrolet Camaro, Hyundai's Genesis Coupe, Suburu's Impreza WRX, Mitsubishi's Lancer Ralliart, the MazdaSpeed 3 and the Volkswagen Gti, Larry Webster, photographs by Christopher Wray-McCann, illustrations by Dogo, Popular Mechanics, January 2010 issue.
2010 Mazdaspeed 3 vs. 2010 Volkswagen GTI - Comparison Tests Hool-Agains: We renew the search for the king of cheap speed, TONY SWAN, PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN ROE, Car & Driver, November 2009
Cobalt SS v WRX, and 5 More Sport Compacts - Comparison Tests, Having trouble finding driving thrills at a reasonable price? Slip into one of these seven hot compacts, MICHAEL AUSTIN, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MORGAN SEGAL, Car & Driver, January 2009 -- Mazdaspeed 3 Grand Touring, Volkswagen GTI, Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Subaru Impreza WRX, Honda Civic Si, Mini John Cooper Works Clubman, Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart
Small, Fast, Fun: Sport Compact Car Comparison, Ron Kiino,
photography by William Walker, Brian Vance, Motor Trend,
January 05, 2009 -- Chevrolet Cobalt SS, Dodge Caliber SRT4, Honda Civic
Si, Mazdaspeed3, Mini Clubman S, Mitsubishi Lancer Ralliart, Subaru
Impreza WRX, Volkswagen GTI
10 Best Pocket Rockets for Under $25k, Nathan Adlen Friday, October 31, 2008 -- Chevrolet Cobolt SS, Mazdaspeed3, Dodge Caliber SRT4, Nissan Sentra SE-R, Honda Civic Si, VW GTI, Scion tC, Ford Mustang(V6), Mitsubishi Lancer GTS, Mini Cooper
Subaru STI vs. Mitsubishi Evo vs. VW R32 - Comparison Tests, Rochambeau À Go-Go: When an economy car is transformed into a four-wheel-drive hot rod, three very different things can happen, MICHAEL AUSTIN, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MORGAN SEGAL, Car & Driver, March 2008
2010 Audi A3 2.0T 200 hp, 6-speed manual or 6-speed DSG Stronic AT with sport mode, quattro AWD available, 0-60 mph in 6.9 seconds (AT faster again), MSRP $27,270.
Surely everything anyone could want to know about the Audi A3 is at Wikipedia, March 2010.
First Drive: 2009 Audi A3 2.0T, A Fresh Look at the Rich Man's Golf, Kirill Ougarov, Motor Trend, May 14, 2009
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