Project GTI

Volkswagen Driver's Editor, Neil Birkitt, is a long-time member of Club GTI and a regular contributor to the uk-mkivs.net forum. His daily driver, for several years now, is this 2000 (T-reg) Mk 4 Golf GTI 1.8T which has had numerous modifications carried out for Project GTI features in the magazine.

Despite now having over 200,000 miles on the clock, it is often seen lapping it up at track days and sprints. REVO re-mapped, with Forge FMIC and cold-side DV, Pipercross VIS cold-air intake, KO3S turbo and Milltek sports cat / exhaust, it now produces well over 200 bhp.

Koni FSD / Eibach Pro suspension, Eibach anti-roll bars, TT wishbones and balljoints, DEFCONS + Powerflex poly bushes, R32 brakes/EBC Yellow pads front & rear, and 17-inch S3 alloys with Toyo T1-R tyres also help out on the daily 120-mile round-trip to work and back! Amazingly, it averages 32-34 mpg, can return 40+ mpg on a long steady run, and is still on its original clutch, gearbox and driveshafts...

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