VW Golf GTI Named Good Housekeeping Magazine’s 2017 Best New Compact Car

Feb 24, 2017

This year, indulge yourself with a performance-minded hot hatch without one hint of regret. VW Golf GTI is not only incredibly fun to drive, it’s also highly practical and affordable, which helped it take home this year’s Best New Car award from Good Housekeeping Magazine in the compact vehicle category.

Engineers at the Good Housekeeping Institute Lab teamed up with the experts at Car and Driver Magazine to review over 100 new vehicles on value, safety, handling, interior comfort, and onboard technology. The top 25 were driven for more than 1,200 miles on test tracks and open roads to provide a better experience of what it is like to own and daily drive one of these models.

On the new Volkswagen Golf GTI, Good Housekeeping Magazine had this to say: “GH’s engineers have never tested a more practical compact. The Golf won on combined miles per gallon and also got top marks for visibility, a sleek but roomy interior and a tight suspension that helped it hug the road, even going over bumps.”

The Golf GTI is equipped with a turbocharged direct-injected 2.0L four-cylinder engine, a sport-tuned suspension, smart driver assistance tech for enhanced safety, and top-notch entertainment and connectivity features including Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™ compatibility.

Take one home today from our new VW inventory in Fayetteville, NC.