BMW's offering of a d-suffixed alternative to its 335i has demonstrated how the Germans can take a sporting drive and power it by diesel. Now Volkswagen has done it with the GTI. At least in Europe, you can now get a Golf GTD.
It's a cut'n'paste job, consisting of the body shell and interior of a Golf GTI (available here as a 2010 model), mated to the 2010 Golf TDI clean-diesel powertrain -- but with an extra 30 horsepower, taking the corral of ponies to 170...Continued