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What year is GTI the most Reliable? In this blog we will touch on some of the issues and characteristics of the original hot hatch in its many forms and models…. The Golf GTI has been on our roads since 1976 and currently in 2025, there have been 8 models (plus facelifts) of this highly coveted hot hatch!The Mk1’s are becoming very rare now as many have been subject to rust and old father time catching up with them, the ones that are left are usually fine examples and if they still …

Our Dyno Cell is the highlight of our tuning facility here at Awesome. There are 3 main rooms that ultimately make our Dyno Set-up what it is. Let’s look through each room. Dyno Cell Starting off with the ‘Showcase’, our fully bespoke Dyno Room, with our Dynojet 4WD Linked Dynamometer. We have had an array of vehicles on our Dyno, and not just VAG. Daily driven tuned vehicles, track day rockets, supercars, and vehicles for software development. How? Our dyno has the ability to …

In very basic terms, the vehicle clutch allows you to disconnect the engine and gearbox temporarily when changing gear or of course, setting off from standstill etc when pressing the clutch pedal. There are four key components to a clutch kit. Clutch disc (Drive Plate)Pressure PlateCSC (concentric slave cylinder) or release bearing The pressure and drive plates are then bolted directly to the “Flywheel” There are other components that assist the engagement and disengagement; from t …