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VW GOLF GTE
Autocar UK
|October 08, 2025
Our man tries to prove the haters wrong about his hybrid hot hatch
I've been really enjoying the Golf GTE. This plugin hybrid hot hatch has so far proven extremely easy to live with, it’s incredibly comfortable, it’s returning very good economy and in my view it sports a rather dashing look. Insert 'do you really need more car than this?’ comments here.
(For the eagle-eyed among you who may have noticed something different about my GTE, be assured that it’s the same rather dashing car as before. Volkswagen's PR team just needed somewhere to put one of their special numberplates.)
This story is from the October 08, 2025 edition of Autocar UK.
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