Der coole DP liefert ganz nebenbei, in einer seiner Reisereportagen, eine nüchterne Beschreibung des neuen Golf, den man ihm als Mietwagen zugemutet hat:
" I recalled reading that the newest generation Golf was supposed to be better than the previous one, getting back to some of the fun-to-drive values. Uhmmm, yeah.... The thing feels like driving a huge pillow, with the anemic 1.6L engine buzzing away hopelessly to motivate its substantial heft. To its credit the Golf is solid and rattle-free, in an overdamped kind of way. It has a 6-speed but the ratios are so tall that 5th and 6th are only usable for economy cruise on flat sections of freeway. I'm afraid this is not going to be fun on the 'Ring. That said, on the way up the mountain to Leysin I actually manage to pass several cars but it's a real adventure trying to pull off each maneuver. This is a great car for people who don't really like to drive. Tomorrow I'm going to check if it's possible to swap the Golf out for something else."
Hier sieht jemand sehr präzise das Elend des modernen Automobilbaus; man sollte also gespannt sein, wenn die diesselbe Person ein eigenes Auto baut - man kann alles auf seiner Website verfolgen!