Mk7 Golf GTI Discussion Thread

[kifsteve]

VIN before pricing?

[Mutley251]

VIN before pricing?

Yup. Contract signed using current pricing with an agreement it will be amended when price is released. I have an exit if the price rise is higher than $1500.

[Ryan_R]

Some photos of the GTI back from March
New VW Golf GTi - a set on Flickr

And also the S3
New Audi S3 Sportback - a set on Flickr

And A45
New Mercedes AMG A45 - a set on Flickr

[Chanquetas]

I'm probably in the minority, but I think it's time they lost the tartan.

[MikeB]

Got my VIN today. Car is well and truly in Melbourne and has cleared compliance. Looking like it will make the first of the deliveries. Getting a little excited.

I have a deposit down, and earlier this week had the discussion on which set of options I wanted. They know the cars they have been allocated (specific colors, options etc) and there were 5 still left at the dealer I am working with in melbourne. Other messages were that pricing start oct, their internal staff training on or around the 9th oct (?), and car availability 2nd half of Oct; before 1st Nov.

This line up with anyone else?

[pologti18t]

S3 doesn't really sound all that exciting

Audi S3 2013 model review | evo

[DoggieHowser]

S3 doesn't really sound all that exciting

Audi S3 2013 model review | evo

And the GTI's understated look is...

[mickbrown]

And the GTI's understated look is...

Ha ha!

"The S3 spec sheet shows outputs of 296bhp and 280lb ft in a car weighing 1395kg. That means 0-62mph is dealt with in 5.2sec, or 0.4sec less if you opt for the six-speed S-tronic twin-clutch gearbox (a £1480 option), while top speed is limited to 155mph. Allied to this Porsche 911 Carrera-rivalling pace is the revelation that both gearboxes achieve over 40mpg on the combined cycle."

YAWN...oh

[pologti18t]

I wasn't mentioning the performance of the S3... it was this:

" But on a rougher road surface it quickly starts to feel out of its depth, the damping struggling to keep the body under control and a surprising amount of float developing."

Evo Nov has a test of the A45, S3, Focus ST, GTi/PP and MEgane RS265. Interesting results

[AdamD]

S3 doesn't really sound all that exciting

Audi S3 2013 model review | evo

Journos are so inconsistent. Henry Catchpole is good and I respect EVO reviews generally, but I don't buy the statement "the S3’s engine is a cracker... lag-free". Motor magazine (Georg Kacher, one of the world's most respected motoring journos) compared the S3, M135i and A45 AMG a couple of issues ago, and described the S3 as very laggy.

Of course it all comes down to what you're used to and consider to be acceptable. Just a pity that reviews really need to be taken with a grain of salt.