BMW 128ti
GOODBYE
£33,340 OTR/£36,140 as tested/£348pcm
WHY IT’S HERE
Does BMW build a better Golf GTI?
DRIVER
Vijay Pattni
DEAR READERS, I HAVE A CONFESSION TO MAKE. AFTER MONTHS OF running TopGear’s long-term 128ti and assessing it through the prism of daily life, the blacked-out nostrils pasted onto its nose offended less and less, to the point where – *shudders* – they became appealing.