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The Peugeot 308 GTi come with the same 1.6 litre THP 147 kW (200 PS) engine that will be featured in the RCZ coupe model. That engine makes the 308 GTI competitive with the 155 kW (211 PS) of the Golf GTI - the benchmark GTI for this segment.

The THP engine, fitted with a twin-Scroll turbocharger and a high pressure direct-injection system with VTi technology (variable valve and timing injection), produces 275 Nm (203 lb-ft) of torque and will come mated to a 6-speed manual gearbox. The 0 to 100 km/h sprint takes 7.7 seconds while fuel consumption will be 6.9 liters/100 km and CO2 emissions 159 g/km.

A sound system technology has also been employed to make sure the engine rumble provides for just the right sporty sound that customers will be looking for.

For the proper GTi ride the 308s front MacPherson suspension gets larger bearings with specific damper settings for the 22 mm rods (20 mm in the standard car). The rear torsion beam suspension also gets the same damper treatment.

On the outside are 18-inch wheels with 225/40 R18 tires, a rear spoiler, a lowered rear bumper fitted to a black (Perla Nera) diffuser and dual chrome exhaust pipes. The front fascia also gets a lowering panel borrowed from the 308 CC and a carbon-style insert beneath the front bumper.

On the interior are an aluminum foot rest and gear knob and a leather sport steering wheel.

I manage to get a quick spin with the polo gti today after the VW called me up. A bit excited, i even drag my lunch partner along for the test drive - as the sales told me that the car will only be in the Juru VW for 1 hours. True enough when i arrive, the car was already all lined up and first test drive bout to take off. The test model was actually a two door - the interior was with Tartan seat, sunroof, denver wheel (he told me detroit will be the actual one and not denver ver.) - black in color. It looked tiny though .. but that wasnt the main point for me.

It is the drive that i care about, so we were forced to wait for around 10 minutes until it was our turn. A quick talk with the Sales explained that all 3 cars allocated for this year had been all booked. The rest will have to wait for next year. After a brief chit chat, it came back and we hop in. As this is a 2 door model, i had to squeeze my 2 colleagues into the car. They are around 57" and 510" hence i can tell that they are not really comfortable at the back.

I pop in, slowly navigate out ... first check .. the inconsistent gear change at low speed we always heard bout ... nope. I dun feel any of those ... probably my own pug was even clunkier hence i did not detect anything there. Then after the slo mo out of the narrow streets, i hit the main road and mash it down. To be honest I was caught off guard by the torque steer .. with 4 person inside, it will be around 1.4 ton as a whole and i was not expecting any torque steer ... the engine sound grumpy too when stretch .. and before i reach the next bend, it was already 140. My balls kinda shrink a bit as I hit 140 as I was used to the lumbering heavy Pug which does not have the agility nor the pickup .. and I was slowing down. Ironically i made a u-turn in front of my own company and head back to VW .. over bumps and so forth the car feels well damped .. although firm. It has a no nonesense feel to it. It feels diff from the Golf TSI .. much more lighter and agile, delivery is punchier and some evident torque steer upon acceleration to be get used to.

Steering is fat and small, a lot of buttons which i dun really care ... With the kind of power and agility . you can really weave in and out like nutcase on the road ... wakaka ...

Anyhow .. that is all i had from the short run ... no verdict here .. im no auto journalist ...but just testing out to fulfill my curiosity! As we walked to the Pug, one of my colleague says this "Your pug looks nicer than the car we tested" ...and my response was "that car was not about the look".

As usual im a sucker for lights .. so i decided to light up the rear boot as i felt the original OEM lighting was certainly not bright enough for my liking. Hence went for a hunt and got 2 strips of amber LED similar to the ones i use for the footwell. This are pretty easy to wire hence you can just go around the boot perimeter ... the hardest task is only opening up the original light casing ..  some pictures to light up the day:

Peugeot 308: new LED addition on the right ... during day time

What you see at night ..

Did the same for the Polo .. on the left this time

What you see at night

Welcome to the new-old, or what Volkswagen prefers to call the seventh generation of the Golf GTI, which was unveiled today in final production trim following the release of a thinly disguised concept study at last years Paris Motor Show. As with the regular Golf MK7 hatchbacks, youll be forgiven if youre having a hard time telling the new GTI apart from the current model, as VW has followed an extremely conservative evolutionary approach with the design.
The new sports hatch gets all the usual styling trinkets weve come to expect from GTI models, like the red accent line on the grille, which now extends into the headlamps, honeycomb grille inserts, smoked (LED) tail lamps, a rear spoiler, twin pipes, side sills, a diffuser and different set of 17-inch alloy wheels shod in 225/45 size tires. 
The same applies for the interior with the classic tartan pattern fabric for the standard sport seats, a flat bottom steering wheel, black headliner, and red ambience lighting.
Whats different about the latest Golf GTI is that it is based on VWs newest MQB platform that helps sheds 42kg (93 pounds) over the outgoing model for a base curb weight of 1,351kg (2,978 pounds)
It also gets a newer 2.0-liter turbocharged and direct-injection four-cylinder unit thats offered in two power levels, 217hp (220PS) for the base model and 227hp (230PS) for the GTI Performance version, which also features a front axle differential lock.
Available transmission options include a standard 6-speed manual gearbox and a 6-speed dual-clutch automatic. 
VW quotes a 0-100 km/h (62mph) sprint time of 6.4 seconds and a top speed of 250 km/h (155mph) for the 230PS model with a manual gearbox, which compares to the current 210PS Golf GTIs 6.9 seconds and 240km/h (149mph).
In Germany, advance ordering for the new Golf GTI Mk7 will begin on March 5, the same day that the car will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show, with prices starting at €28,350 or about US$37,000.