Hybrid hot hatch fizzes but fails to spark
The Golf GTE has been designed to offer the exceptionally low running costs of a plug-in hybrid with the involving drive of a sports hatch.
Powered by a 1.4-litre turbocharged petrol engine linked to an electric motor, the GTE has a claimed economy of 156.9mpg (55km/l) and yet, despite this, should crack 100km/h in under eight seconds.
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