Golf GT on volkswagen.com.au

[GTTDI]

On the pricing thats just my guess VGA may have a surprise for us ?

I'm suprised that the sportline model is still going to be on the menu here.

Correct me if I'm wrong 2.0 TDI Sportline was hard to get in oz for a while, 2.0FSI is being phased out, in fact is pretty much gone in Europe/UK markets (was this the reason for recent offer on 2.0FSI comfortline?). If I was VGA, I would kill sportline, having 2.0TDI, 1.6FSI available in comfortline maybe bring in the 1.4 TSI 103kW Comfortline and the have the 1.4 125kW TSI and 2.0 125kW TDI engines for GT. So making the pricing the same as the current sportline? Makes for easy differentiation between model ranges and solves pricing issues vs GTI.

Just my 5cents

[briseos]

Sportline in Aus

The problem with the Sportline in Aus was the importers - they stripped out most of the 'extras' that should be included in the sportline "top of the line" - instead of the Climate Controlled aircon, bigger wheels with sport suspension, and a few other things being ADDED to the Comfortline level specs, they took out the auto lights/wipers etc so the price was kept down. Yet, when they brought out the Jettas, all the specs were included for the one price.

Nevertheless, I personally chose the Sportline TDi in 2005 (and waited 4 months for the 'privilege') for the much improved handling characteristics and the climate control dual zone aircon - both have proven to be worth the wait. The Sportline 2.0TDi in DSG is the best car of the Golf range, even including the GTI in some ways as the GTI seats are a little extreme if you have a fat arse or bad back.... and I can still keep with my GTI mates on a brisk run for almost half the fuel!!

[GTTDI]

Very interesting, in the UK, the "Sport" model Range and "GT" model range are being merged into one model range. Now if they would just get on with selling them in australia!!

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new_cars/golf/gtsport

[DaveMack]

thanks heaps, did they try and delete it after they got that online?
I will be going for a test drive on sunday...yay!

This model is here already? Might go in for a test drive myself ... just get a feel of it.

Dave

[phaeton]

Very interesting, in the UK, the "Sport" model Range and "GT" model range are being merged into one model range. Now if they would just get on with selling them in australia!!

http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/new_cars/golf/gtsport

Thats a very interesting development, I'm sure Wolfsburg will watch and see how it sells.

[GTTDI]

Think we are getting very close to launch now

Check out below

http://www.volkswagentsi.com.au/

[GoLfMan]

Think we are getting very close to launch now

Check out below

http://www.volkswagentsi.com.au/

where did you get the Mk4 GTTDI's from?!?! 2 of them thats amazing! how do they drive?

[Wand Weaver]

Think we are getting very close to launch now

Check out below

http://www.volkswagentsi.com.au/

That's a really, really bad Photoshop on the numberplate. They may as well have left it blank because the bad photoshop detracts from the rest of the site because it sticks out like the proverbial dog's balls.

[phaeton]

Thanks for the link GTTDI

[GTTDI]

where did you get the Mk4 GTTDI's from?!?! 2 of them thats amazing! how do they drive?

Sorry to disappoint, but they are the cars I had in the UK. I'm new at the car forums thing. I am supposed to own them currently if they are on my signature ?

More importantly, how did they drive:

The 110PS was good, but the 150PS was steamin' and didn't use much more fuel than the 110PS. The 150PS was way faster than the current 140PS,
probably a bit much as the ESP seemed to be on alot and a bit of severe torque steer under hard acceleration. Unfortunately I have not yet had the opportunity to drive new 170PS TDI.

I really should have looked into what was available here and shipped it, but there was too much to organise at the time and I was worried about getting it serviced here and parts etc.

[GoLfMan]

dam thats a bummer mate you cant get them here and the only TDi's that are available in large numbers are the current MKV... Parts for the mk4 wouldnt have been to hard to find!
bummer... you should have bough it over, sounds like an awesome car that Aussie's will never have

[GTTDI]

you should have bough it over, sounds like an awesome car that Aussie's will never have

yeah was a bit of a dummy

I even still had it at Xmas because, would you believe, I was having difficulty getting it sold in the UK there was that many of them.