For anyone interested, the current UK Edition of Topgear Magazine has a brief blurb (starting on page 122) of the Golf GTI 35 Edition. It's not a very contextual review because it's teamed up with Supercars and its nearest 'rival' in the field is the BMW 1M. Sounds like they managed to set the brakes on fire though!

Meanwhile, I notice VWA has dropped the price of the entry level Jetta (see SMH today) by $4,000. VWA would have made an absolute mint on the $A currency appreciation over the last few years notwithstanding the dip in 08-09. The Jetta seems a bit like the unloved step-child in the VWA range so it was probably a relatively easy and painless decision. Now if only you guys would stop buying the performance models for a few months...