The AA has been forced...
The AA has been forced to apologise after leaving a female motorist stranded for more than 12 hours. Jennifer Bone, from Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, broke down near Tibshelf services in Nottinghamshire and rang for help at 3:30pm - but it was 4am the next morning before she was finally taken home.
This is the new Golf...
This is the new Golf Speed, and it has an R32-style bodykit, but a less powerful 148bhp FSI petrol engine. While not as fast as the range-topper, it still covers 0-60mph in 8.9 seconds.
The car was the brainchild of VW"s young engineers who, in their spare time, added spoilers and a sporty interior to a basic Golf to give it youth appeal. And bosses liked the idea so much, they decided to put the Speed model into production.
With the same low splitter and bumper as the Golf GTI, plus 18-inch alloys and the R32"s cherry red tail-lights and twin central exhausts, the Speed is certainly distinctive. It"s also available in 140bhp 2.0-litre diesel guise for those wanting economy as well as racy looks, but this model is yellow instead of garish orange.
Both cars get lowered suspension for improved handling, plus sports seats with body-coloured stitching. There"s also a choice of DSG sequential or manual boxes.