Which of the Seven Golf GTI Generations Was the Best?

What's the point of a car like this? Well, it depends on whom you ask. Some people like to buy a GTI, lower the stance and drink beer for an entire week by the shores of Lake Worthersee. Others install turbocharged VR6 engines and drag race unsuspecting Porsches. However, for the vast majority of buyers, a GTI is a good balance between build quality, fun and everyday use.

April marked the 40th anniversary of the VW performance icon. So Carfection decided to do a YouTube video where all seven generations of the GTI come together to be measured and compared, in a totally scientific way, of course.

Obviously, these are VW's press cars, but the conclusion may not be to their linking, as Alex Goy says the MkV is the best. What? So that's about ten years of progress gone down the drain. I wouldn't buy a MkV because it would lose too many drag races, but the guy does have some interesting points.

The 1st, 2nd and 5th models were the only real game changers. They defined people's perspective of Volkswagen and the Golf, like the Model S did for Tesla. That's not to say that the current 7th generation model isn't superior.

Not only does it have more power but the torque is huge. There are also different drive modes for when you want to save fuel or be comfortable. But many hot hatch fans consider the Golf R or the SEAT Leon Cupra would be smarter buys.