Golf GTI Mark VI Specifications and Prices

[Sharkie]

TopGear Australia magazine has a really good comparison test with a WRX in it. GTI came out looking awesome .... performance not so great, but everything else far superior to the WRX .....

If only it had more power and AWD ..... oh wait .... thats called the R ... ... and its coming ..... .... in 6 months .....

[Spook]

Report from Carsales:

http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2009/small-passenger/volkswagen/golf/golf-hot-shot-tees-off-17190

Report from goauto:

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story2/989DEAD021700A97CA25765B0079EA43

[Kwoka]

Just got a call from my local dealer and it has been confirmed that the launch day for the car is this Saturday!

[pologti18t]

Just got a call from my local dealer and it has been confirmed that the launch day for the car is this Saturday!

Launch day? If you can buy them and drive them now then i think they have already been lauched

[Lima]

The GTI has finally hit some of the mainstream media websites:

http://www.caradvice.com.au/46112/2010-golf-gti/

http://www.themotorreport.com.au/24414/2010-volkswagen-golf-gti-tech-specs-more-pics-released/

Looks like today is the launch!

And at least one not quite so mainstream website.

[Lima]

Launch day? If you can buy them and drive them now then i think they have already been lauched

There is supposed to be a dealer embargo until this Saturday. But clearly that has already been broken.

[Rocket]

And at least one not quite so mainstream website.

Some good info and pics you got there. Not a fan of the 17" denvers on the new GTI, espec the white. Need the 18"..

[aeon]

My thoughts exactly...

Shame the 18's aren't standard... but $1200 isn't _too_ bad... wouldn't mind the Dealer Fitted 18" Motorsport ones, but I'm guessing they'll cost a bit more!

[erko]

wouldn't mind the Dealer Fitted 18" Motorsport ones, but I'm guessing they'll cost a bit more!

yeah im with you on that.......on white they would look great. im keen to know what the cost is too.

[windmagnet]

As posted on another thread, my dealer advised that if your car is delivered with factory fitted 17" wheels (most of them seem to be coming in with this config), then it will cost around $800 a wheel to upgrade to 18".

Dealer will not trade the rims but this price assumes new tyres from 17s are traded for new tyres for the 18s.

You wind up with a set of 17" rims to sell on eBay and about $2,000 poorer than if you got the 18s as factory fitted.

[Corey_R]

As posted on another thread, my dealer advised that if your car is delivered with factory fitted 17" wheels (most of them seem to be coming in with this config), then it will cost around $800 a wheel to upgrade to 18".

Yeah - but is that to change to the 18" Detroit wheels?


... or the 18" 'Motorsport' wheels ?


People are trying to figure out how much the Motorsport ones will cost.... Cause if they're going to charge $800 per wheel for the Detroit and not include tyres, imagine what they could end up charging for the Motorsport wheels!

[windmagnet]

Cause if they're going to charge $800 per wheel for the Detroit and not include tyres, imagine what they could end up charging for the Motorsport wheels!

That price includes tyres but assumes that the dealer can get trade in $ for the tyres on the 17" when buying the tyres for the 18". So you get back just the rims for your 17" wheels

If the wheels in your picture are the same as the black spoked ones in the GTI brochure options pic, then that was what I was discussing with my dealer. However, the $3,200 was not a quote but just an indication of likely cost.

[Corey_R]

Cools, thanks!

[aeon]

First "review":

http://www.drive.com.au/Editorial/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=66821&pg=1&vf=0

[Hail]

My dealer suggested the 18" motorsport rims would cost in the order of $4-5k as a dealer fitted option, as opposed to the $1200 for 18" Detroit (factory fitted).