Just placed an order

[DoggieHowser]

OK. It wasn't me.

It was my father-in-law.

He got the 1.4Sport model in Singapore with the Equipment Pack.

The standard car comes with Park Assist, Parktronic Front/Rear, Adaptive Chassis Control and Vienna Leather with 8" Navigator Pro unit and 17" rims.

The Equipment Pack adds motorized driver's seat, sunroof and 18" 225 width rims/tyres and bixenon autoswivelling with LED DRL.

You don't want to know the price in Singapore.

He is trading in his Mk V GTI because it is getting on a bit and he doesn't need the added oomph these days but even so, it does get out of the lights pretty convincingly.

[jessv3]

Nice, please post some pics up when he takes delivery...

[DoggieHowser]

They said the car is expected to arrive in 1.5 months.

He chose black pearl with the dark red Vienna leather.

[Dutch77]

I don't think I could choose that leather myself (and we probably won't get the choice too here anyway) but I am definitely keen to see some pics on how it turns out.

[kaktusdigital]

OK. It wasn't me.

The standard car comes with Park Assist, Parktronic Front/Rear, Adaptive Chassis Control and Vienna Leather with 8" Navigator Pro unit and 17" rims.

Is it more common that more things come as standard in Asia? Getting all that gear as standard on the GTI in australia would be amazing!

[DoggieHowser]

Just placed an order

When I chose leather for my Tiguan in Australia, they seemed to indicate there was a choice of color. But I went for black. The other choice was a white / creamy finish I think.

[alebonau]

wow striking colour choice ! never seen that on a golf but yeah would be a nice combo

[DoggieHowser]

Just placed an order

The red leather is called Marrakesh or something. I've seen something similar in Audis and BMWs. You can see that option in the Golf configurator in the VW UK site.

[pologti18t]

I don't think I could choose that leather myself (and we probably won't get the choice too here anyway) but I am definitely keen to see some pics on how it turns out.

I am old enough to remember when the Commodore first came out you could get grey, blue, green, dark red and brown interiors.



The Marrakesh leather is the brown leather interior.

[Dutch77]

I am old enough to remember when the Commodore first came out you could get grey, blue, green, dark red and brown interiors.

That was when luxury meant velour upholstery.

[cktsi]

I am old enough to remember when the Commodore first came out you could get grey, blue, green, dark red and brown interiors.



The Marrakesh leather is the brown leather interior.

Ooh... Thats nice! Classy!!

[dubstyle]

This is fun

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/go...figure/models/

[GippsCC]

Ah velour! That brings back memories lol.

Fabric seats are more comfortable for Australian climate (unless you get forced ventilation seats) but are a pain to keep clean (unless you are a strict Nazi in the car). Leather needs only periodic maintenance to keep looking great well into the vehicle's lifecycle, and I think the Marrakesh leather looks very refined against the light and dark grey tones of the console and footwells.

[Golf7]

The waiting time for the Golfs at the moment is about 1 week! Get them quick before they all go! Ohh and one more thing, I just saw a 77TSI MK6 Manual being sold for $17k!!! Brand NEW!

[Davefonzi]

Just placed an order

Hey, just wondering if any one who has just upgraded to the mk7 from the mk6. I'm looking to buy a 7tdi but the 6 is going out for 6k cheaper. Is it worth the extra cash?