Quote Originally Posted by JonW View Post
The bit that amuses me is they dis the Fabia for the handbrake/armrest competing for space, and yet they dont mention it in the Polo, and then seem to praise the BT touchscreen as well, obviously they dont read this forum or know its not needed in the GTI. Bizarre. But that said, having driven the Fabia and the Polo, I prefer the Polo and would agree its a better BFYB, I would (did!) happily pay a bit more for the same engine in a better looking, better handling car with a nicer interior etc. but for me, when it came down to it I felt the Polo drove better, the Skoda just seemed less planted and less 'zippy'.

What was interesting to me when reading the article was that the BRZ/86 didnt do better. What impressed me was that cars Ive driven and rated against the Polo when i was looking to buy the car, came about where I thought, eg the Swift.
Funny I bought the mag as well and thought exactly the same thing. Surprised the BRX/86 didn't do better because realistically "Best Bang for your Buck" I would put them a lot higher and if not winning. I know they are not as torquey as the Polo and Skoda but it's definitely the best band for buck in relation to sports and track car. If you want a sports car you'd get that if you want comfort you'd get Polo. It's very hard to put them both in the same category. Having said that where was the Golf Gti, I say that because it's weird they picked the Polo over it.