At the intersection of fun, affordability, and practicality sits the hot hatch. These small, usually FWD runabouts have been the preferred performance cars of the everyman for decades now, and the Volkswagen GTI sits as the pinnacle of the segment. Since its inception in the late 1970s, VW’s hopped-up Golf has managed to keep the segment alive and well over eight incredible generations, and while each offers the same incredible formula, one is more controversial than any other: the Mk4.
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