The 30th Anniversary Volkswagen GTI will come to the United States next year, sources say. The stateside release of the car will coincide with the 25th anniversary of the GTI in America in 2007. Accordingly, it will be called the 25th Anniversary Volkswagen GTI here.
it is good a special ed car is offering performance gain, not just style cues
05/30, 3:37 AM
posted by:
Onur
r32 or the TSI GT 1.4 would be a lot better for U.S. imo.
05/30, 10:20 AM
posted by:
joe
The actual hp wont go up since its already putting out about 230. They’ll just change the advertised numbers. What a rip……..
05/30, 10:24 AM
posted by:
mike
Joe, that’s not true as VW would have a lot of lawsuits on their hands.
Golfgolf, actually, all GTIs will have 230hp by then, so really the only differences are cosmetic.
05/30, 12:10 PM
posted by:
Jon
Joe,
The GTI makes 200 bhp. The special 30th anniversary edition makes 230 bhp.
Jon.
05/30, 12:39 PM
posted by:
glass half full
this is a positive thing for buyers, no? why all the negativity???
05/30, 2:59 PM
posted by:
Adam
Jon, the MK V GTI have been consistantly dyno’d at 200 wheel hp. Facot in a 15% driveline loss and you have 23o crank hp. VW pulled the same thing on the MK IV 1.8T. When it debuted in the VW, it was rated at 150 hp to distance it from Auid, even though it was dyno’d at 150 wheel hp. Then, all of the sudden, they started claiming 180 hp after a couple of years. It is just a way to pretend there is a change to the car and save on costs of actually changing it.
Sure, the new 2.0 has been dynoed close to 200 at the wheels. But I bet, the 230 one will have more hp than the 200 hp one even when dynoed at the wheels.
06/05, 4:14 PM
posted by:
Jim
IIRC, the 20thAE GTI was just a GTI 337 with a sunroof and badges added.
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05/29, 6:54 PM
posted by:
Tibble
Ooooh, whats the difference between the normal GTI and the SE 25TH GTI? Probly different rims, some stickers and $5,000+ more
05/29, 8:32 PM
posted by:
golfgolf
and 30 hp…
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/05/22/vw-celebrates-gtis-30th-birthday-with-special-edition/
05/30, 12:02 AM
posted by:
cd
it is good a special ed car is offering performance gain, not just style cues
05/30, 3:37 AM
posted by:
Onur
r32 or the TSI GT 1.4 would be a lot better for U.S. imo.
05/30, 10:20 AM
posted by:
joe
The actual hp wont go up since its already putting out about 230. They’ll just change the advertised numbers. What a rip……..
05/30, 10:24 AM
posted by:
mike
Joe, that’s not true as VW would have a lot of lawsuits on their hands.
Golfgolf, actually, all GTIs will have 230hp by then, so really the only differences are cosmetic.
05/30, 12:10 PM
posted by:
Jon
Joe,
The GTI makes 200 bhp. The special 30th anniversary edition makes 230 bhp.
Jon.
05/30, 12:39 PM
posted by:
glass half full
this is a positive thing for buyers, no? why all the negativity???
05/30, 2:59 PM
posted by:
Adam
Jon, the MK V GTI have been consistantly dyno’d at 200 wheel hp. Facot in a 15% driveline loss and you have 23o crank hp. VW pulled the same thing on the MK IV 1.8T. When it debuted in the VW, it was rated at 150 hp to distance it from Auid, even though it was dyno’d at 150 wheel hp. Then, all of the sudden, they started claiming 180 hp after a couple of years. It is just a way to pretend there is a change to the car and save on costs of actually changing it.
Dyno for the MK V:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=2549032
05/30, 11:26 PM
posted by:
chewy
Sure, the new 2.0 has been dynoed close to 200 at the wheels. But I bet, the 230 one will have more hp than the 200 hp one even when dynoed at the wheels.
06/05, 4:14 PM
posted by:
Jim
IIRC, the 20thAE GTI was just a GTI 337 with a sunroof and badges added.