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Golf back in winner's circle

Wheels Car of the Year - the Volkswagen Golf still has it!

The sixth generation of the car beat 56 rivals representing 16 carmakers in testing by the monthly motoring magazine. Announcing the award yesterday, editor Ged Bulmer said the German-built car was a worthy winner.

"The turbocharged five-door hatch VW Golf range is outstanding," he said.  "It oozes sophistication, refinement and development in an energetic package that comes with fundamentally good steering and balance."

Wheels whittled down its largest field of contenders over a week of testing that evaluated the cars for function, technology, efficiency, safety and value.