It's £980 in the UK, so about A$1,500.Originally Posted by irossiter
What this pricing structure does in my view is rule out the logic to anyone adding any options to a non-PP GTI. That probably makes VWA very happy; they will only be getting orders for completely standard manual GTIs or GTI-PPs.
The maths has already been done countless times, but my view is:
Stock manual GTI: $41.5k
GTI-PP DSG: $48k
GTI DSG: $44k. If you were to hypothetically bring this close to the performance pack you would add alcantara if it were an option (about $1,500 based on Euro markets) + 19" ($1,500 based on UK equivalent) + Bi-Xenons ($2,150) + rear LEDs (no comparison as they're not an option anywhere, but they go for 600 euros online, let's conservatively say A$500). Total: $49,650 and that's still without the diff, brakes and extra power that cost another $1,500 or so in other markets.
Therefore I can't see anyone playing with options unless it's an add-on to the PP. The PP is a good value package but two features in particular, those crashy 19" wheels and the transmission, are already polarising us.
I would go for 18" wheels if they end up being a no cost option on the PP. Hopefully they find it in their hearts to offer a manual too, even if it's not much less than $47k. Then again, how much more is the R going to be? It's all getting too hard!
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