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 …

As someone who not so long ago purchased a Jetta 2.0TFSI, with a strong desire to keep and maintain my cars to a high standard with the least possible things to potentially go wrong - I performed several jobs with the intention of keeping the car running for as long as possible. Service kits: Upon getting the car, the team here at Awesome carried out a full service, replacing the Engine Oil; Oil Filter, Cabin Filter and Spark plugs. Within the service, the car was thoroughly inspected to check …