Volkswagen Golf GTI.

I THINK MY Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport was partially inspired by the Robert Louis Stevenson novel about Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

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Mileage 3021 List price £43,215.

Best price £43,215.

Price as tested £47,310.

Test economy 34.0mpg.

You see, this is a car with two very distinct characters. On one hand, it's a sensible family hatchback.

And on the other, it can transform into something altogether darker and more exciting.

As an example, one weekend recently I was driving from London up to where my partner lives in Stoke-on-Trent, and this being a lovely summer's evening when the sun was shining and the traffic was clearing, I decided to exit the motorway early and round off the journey on some of Staffordshire's country roads.