Mk7 Golf GTD

[tigger73]

Received news today which was a huge disappointment to me that the Golf GTD has been discontinued from the range and that It would not be carried over to the mk 7 range. That came from both Sydney and Geelong.
Will need to adjust my plans now. I'm a little shell-shocked, because there was never another option other than updating our mk 6 to a mk 7. Bugger.

Don't believe everything you hear especially from dealers. I had one tell me they had no idea when the new model was coming out and they had the new cars around the back in their holding yard.

I guess the guy was "technically" correct as he didn't know when they were going to be "released". But from a customer perspective quite deceptive and just looking to make sales on what they have available today.

Still if you're not in a hurry I'd give it 12 months and then expect to see the GTD arrive here. GTI is here now so Golf R will be first quarter then GTD about 3-6 months after that is my guess.

Keep it staggered out and have people flocking back to the showrooms with the launch of each model/variant. If they launched them all at once they would have nothing to tell people about until the Mk8.

[REGS12]

Lunchbox,
I was referring to Australia. We're all aware of mk 7 GTD.

[spikeyboy22]

Volkswagen to look at hot diesel Golf and three-door GTI as limited-run specials
By BYRON MATHIOUDAKIS
VOLKSWAGEN is still contemplating launching the new-generation Golf GTD performance diesel model in Australia, as well as the three-door GTI.
But these niche vehicles may still be upwards of 12 months away, as the company will not commit to them as permanent members of the Golf club after very limited sales of the previous- generation versions.
The GTI three-door in particular struggled to account for more than five per cent of total Golf volume, despite being keenly priced at $38,990, compared to its more expensive five-door sibling.
In the interim, Volkswagen will concentrate on establishing the completely redesigned GTI five- door, as well as its higher-output GTI Performance and the flagship Golf R 4Motion all-wheel-drive models that
will follow during 2014.
Speaking at the Mk7 Golf GTI five-
door launch in Tasmania last week, Volkswagen Group Australia managing director John White revealed that fans of both the GTD and three-door iterations should not lose hope, particularly if there is enough groundswell demand for them in their new seventh-generation guise.
“Right now it is not on the plan for the GTD,” he said. “The jury is still out about what the potential opportunity is with the car in this market, but currently there are no immediate plans.
“(However) it doesn’t stop us considering it as a special-edition model for later on, but in the same way we may want to consider the three-door GTI as a special-edition example.
“But to have it in the line-up based
GTD
on the sales result of the previous generation, it is not something that we are going to bring in as a permanent staple in our line-up.
“It’s not out of the question, but we were looking at about a five per cent installation rate on the previous- generation (GTI three-door). It does give you a lower entry price point, obviously, and that will appeal to certain numbers of our clients.
“But we are going to focus on the five-door right now. We will only bring in the others once we evaluate demand from dealers and from our customers.
“I don’t want to discount it as a now- or-never (proposition) ... but we are trying to keep the line-up as simple as possible. That won’t appease everyone.

[tonymy01]

Disappointing still. The GTD is a worthy vehicle in their line up. After driving a TDI, or whatever it is called,I was blown away by the low RPM grunt, would give my car a run for its money at a 0-80km/hr traffic light drag I think, so the gtd is that much nicer& subtle power boost over TDI.

[ecka]

At the dealer yesterday talking about GTI. Asked about when/if GTD coming to Aust.

His response was its not coming, citing petrol GTI has now had significant upgrade to torque and a corresponding reduction in fuel consumption to nearly that of a diesel engine so they would not be offered/released in Australia. Simplifying their range.

Bad news for the moment.

Lets hope they change their mind in the future.

[tigger73]

At the dealer yesterday talking about GTI. Asked about when/if GTD coming to Aust.

His response was its not coming, citing petrol GTI has now had significant upgrade to torque and a corresponding reduction in fuel consumption to nearly that of a diesel engine so they would not be offered/released in Australia. Simplifying their range.

Bad news for the moment.

Lets hope they change their mind in the future.

Salesman just wants to sell you the car he has available right now.

And yes no guarantees that the GTD will get brought in but it's likely that the 3 door GTI and 5 door GTD models may come in a mid-model update when the marketing boffins are looking for ideas to pick up sales.

[thezoneR32]

Just notice this on carsales:

Skoda Octavia RS 2014 Review – Car Reviews, News & Advice - carsales.com.au

Im assuming this is the new GTD engine which isnt coming? Is this old news to everyone?

2014 Skoda Octavia RS 2.0 TDI pricing and specifications:
Price: $TBA (plus on-road costs)
Engine: 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel
Output: 135kW/380Nm
Transmission: Six-speed manual / Six-speed dual-clutch
Fuel: 4.6L/100km (combined)
CO2: 119g/km (combined)
Safety Rating: Five-star EuroNCAP

[Jondalar]

Sure looks that way, details of the new Octavia already on skoda.com.au (without the RS though) however interesting to find pricing about on par with the Golf, certainly if you want the 110 TDI...

[readerr0r]

Yes the Octavia RS TDI & TSI both have the same running gear as the mk7 GTD & GTI.

It's worth noting though that only 2 TDI Octavia RS' have been loaded onto boats and sent to Aus, compared to 48 TSI RS'.

[occy]

Yes the Octavia RS TDI & TSI both have the same running gear as the mk7 GTD & GTI.

It's worth noting though that only 2 TDI Octavia RS' have been loaded onto boats and sent to Aus, compared to 48 TSI RS'.

Where did you get those numbers?