It is no secret that I am a huge fan of the Volkswagen GTI. (Yes, I own one.) To me, dollar for dollar, pound for pound, there is not a better car on the planet. Need more proof?

Named "All The Car You'll Ever Need in 2012" by Top Gear Magazine.​​
+ The 2013 European Car of the Year award for the second time.
+ The 2013 World Car of the Year award.
+ The Car of the Year Japan 2013-2014, becoming the first imported car to win the award.
+ Was named 2015 Motor Trend Car of the Year.
+ Won the 2015 Yahoo! Car of the Year award.
+ The GTI Clubsport S holds the record for the quickest production front-wheel drive car at Nürburgring. And just to be safe, it recently set a new record with an even faster lap time of 7:47.19.

And now...it's available for your kids!​ ​For $550!

So until VW brings the damn​ ​Scirocco​ ​into the US, the GTI will be my favorite car money can buy.