Our quick take

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40 - 4.5 / 5

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40 review: History repeating

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40 review: What lies beneath

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40 review: Retro flair

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Edition 40 review: Kit bag

To recap

Those wanting truly blistering performance and seemingly unending levels of grip should stick with the Golf R, but if you have a taste for old school hot hatches and don’t want to deal with a rust bucket, theClubsport Edition 40 is the one.