Car And Driver have published their "Short Take Road Test" of the 010 Volkswagen GTI 3-Door DSG. 'Our Tornado Red GTI sped from 0 to 60 mph in 6.1 seconds and hit 100 mph exactly 10 seconds later; the quarter-mile was covered in 14.7 seconds at 96 mph. A five-door, six-speed-manual 2010 GTI, the only other '10 we've tested thus far, accomplished the same tasks in 6.3 seconds, 16.2 seconds, and 14.9 seconds at 96 mph while weighing a whole nine pounds more. Chalk up the negligible differences to a less-green engine in the three-door--it had 4000 more miles--as well as the DSG's quicker shifts and launch-control function.'
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