Side by Side - VW Golf GTI and Renault 5 Gordini - Some like it hot

Overview

Some like it hot - Side by Side - VW Golf GTI and Renault 5 Gordini - As the Seventies' Middle East oil crisis heated up, nobody wanted thirsty sports cars.  So Europe produced searingly fast versions of family runabouts.  Phil Bell gets hot about hatches.

Article Details

TypeMulti vehicle - Reviews
PublicationPractical Classics May 1998
Start page32
Length (pages)5
Scanned photocopy available from the motorbase shop £3.75
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