Parks and pavements in Germany are full of cyclists this summer, but not bicyclists. Almost everywhere, children, teenagers and adults are riding about on unicycles as if it were the most natural thing in the world. Unicycles, long associated with circuses, are making a comeback.
A boxy little car with 110 horsepower under the bonnet and a badge with the suffix GTI — viewed with hindsight, it doesn’t sound very special. Thirty years ago, this combination was enough to launch a whole raft of nimble, sporting saloons; indeed, it heralded a completely new class of car — the hot hatchback.