What to buy? GTI or R20

[Corey_R]

True, but in the GTI if you're tyres are fine and you're on a road which has even grip between your left and right wheels, it doesn't exhibit torque steer, you'll usually just lose grip in both wheels at a similar time.

The guy in the review of the 300KW GTI said it did have some, but bugger all. In my MKV Stage II GTI with 205KW, I couldn't get any at all in the dry, and only slightly in the wet if I purposely turned off the ECU and then irresponsibly put my foot to the floor from a stand still*. Then in that situation the car would usually start moving off in the direction of the camber of the road, rather than always to the left or right. I can't imagine VW have changed the MK6 for the worse in this respect.

*Note that with the original Bridgestone tyres the car would just bounce and shudder, but that was fixed by getting a different brand of tyre

[MurphyTheElf]

Unfortunately on real roads there is loose asphalt, oil, and general debris that makes uneven grip extremely common. Weight shifting also promotes wheelspin in a FWD.

Hey, I'm not bagging our beloved Golf, I'm just making the point that AWD does indeed have its advantages in this case.

[Corey_R]

Oh undoubtly... but it's more to do with that little issue you just mentioned there... Weight shifting! Plus the fact that 4 wheels have more grip than 2

[G-rig]

You may not notice AWD until going towards the limit or in the wet but it does remain more composed and holds on better. As others have said RWD and AWD are most desireable, but i'd still love to have a GTI and just as good in most situations.

They are all good and better than the other hot hatches in the market!

[Corey_R]

I'd settle for a RWD GTI