A variation of the Golf three-door hatch with firm suspension settings and superior equipment gets the designation of GTI. The 1.8T turbo four-pack serves as base engine for GTI GLS, bringing 180-hp as translated through the five-speed automatic with Tiptronic feature. GTI VR6 uses a twin-cam 2.8-liter, V6 scored to 201-hp with six-speed manual shifter.
The passenger compartment sets two buckets in front of a two-place jump seat with space behind in the hatch bay for gear.
Volkswagen maximizes equipment on GTI GLS. Items include a premium stereo system with eight speakers, windows with one-touch up and down power controls, central remote locking, heated remote mirrors, cruise control, a power glass sunroof, foglamps and alloy wheels.
Latest standards include leather wrapping the brake lever and shift knob plus steering wheel, with ESP optional with the 1.8T but standard on VR6. And the latest GTI color selection goes to Silverstone Gray.
