The Golf GTI Edition 35 was introduced to Europe
almost a year ago. At the time Volkswagen South Africa said it had no plans to
bring the car here. It seems these plans have changed. The car is now available
at the nearest VW dealership.
Golf GTI 35 is really a celebration
of 35 years of the GTI badge. The brand is so popular in Mzansi that last
year GTI outsold every other Golf model in the range, despite being the
second-most expensive in the range. So
what makes it so special? Well, for one we’ve got one of the classic golf ball-look of the gear
lever as found in the GTIs of old. Then
there are decorative strips in the
cockpit area, special door sill plates
with the “35” logo, a new type of upholstery
and special seats.
The exterior features LED
daytime running lights, a new 18-inch
alloy wheel, 225/40 R18 tyres, new winglets for
better air intake, glossy black mirror housings. Thankfully the car will be
offered in 9 exterior colours, including Reflex
Silver and Blue Graphite.
The car would not be special without a special engine, which
it has. The same 4-cylinder 2.0-litre
TSI used in the normal GTI and R makes itself available here too. This time
it kicks out 173kW and peak torque
of 300Nm between 2200rpm and
5500rpm. VW says it will go from 0 – 100km/h in 6.6 seconds, topping out at 247km/h. Drive goes to the front wheels via a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed DSG. Golf GTI Edition 35 has a similar weight
profile as the 155kW GTI, which
makes it well over 100kg lighter
than the Golf R and only 15kW shy of
said R. I bet it would moer the R in performance! Claimed combined
fuel consumption is 8.1 litres per 100km
(equivalent to 189 g/km CO2). In the DSG version, these two values are improved
to 8.0 l/100 km and 185 g/km CO2 respectively.
A lot of standard features are expectedly fitted, while optional
items include Rear Assist with a
rear view camera, satellite
navigation, Bluetooth connectivity and
a towbar.
Golf GTI Edition 35
Pricing
Manual (R370 900)
DSG (R385 700)
3 comments:
GTI 4 life!
haaai weh! no comment boss
I really like it. I could complain about pricing but seeing that the normal GTI retails at R340000 standard, it's not a bad proposition.
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