The VW GTI and Honda Civic Si have legions of dedicated fans and different approaches to the same idea of an affordable hot hatch do-it-all. We put the 8th generation GTI against the 11th generation Si to see which one advances the hot hatch thinking the most.

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00:00 - 1:57 New versions of Icons
1:57 - 5:48 Design & Interior
5:48 - 10:38 Power & Performance
10:38 - 15:12 Handling & Driver interaction
15:12 - Conclusions and favorites

This TV episode first premiered on MotorTrend cable channel in Jan of 2022, and is also available on Amazon Prime Video.

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