MK VI GTI Pictures Leaked

[Kor]

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I was about to post this news

350hp Turbo 6 is going to make me VW/Audi crazy again. About a year after its out I think I will swap the Cayman for a car with this engine.

[The_Stig]

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So its ether a 170hp diesel engine or a 270 hp gas engine?

[nordex]

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VW is going to make the most of its new GTI, with three models joining what has already been a well received hot hatch. A 'GTD' variant using a 2.0-liter common rail diesel will go into production in April 2009, with 170 horses and nearly 260 lb.-ft. moving through either a six-speed manual or VW's DSG gearbox. The GTD will be sold at an €800 premium over its gasoline brother, and will get to 62 mph about a second slower in return for longer hauls between refills.

After that, toward the end of 2009, comes the GTI 'Plus' that will push the car dangerously close to the Audi S3 and may spell the end of the current R32. A 60 hp bump over the standard GTI takes the Plus up to 270. The fun-to-drive factor should be raised with a seven-speed DSG transmission, and handling mastery will come courtesy of a Haldex all-wheel-drive system.

The capstone: to help everyone get over the current and rather underwhelming R32, the hottest hotness is supposed to come in 2010 in the form of an R42. Swapping the current V6 for a 2.5-liter, turbocharged 5-cylinder that it will share with Audi's TT-RS and RS3, the raunchy R is rumored to get a chest-hair-growing 350 hp. If Auto Motor und Sport are to be believed, it will start rolling out of factories in November of 2009 at an undisclosed price.

[BadKenny]

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I will bet you $20 it is heavier than the Mk5

And regardless if whether the GTI is about absolute power, this car is probably among the very slowest so-called "hot hatches" now. In Europe it was so non-competitive that they started selling Mk5 GTIs with 240hp so this car is actually slower than its predecessor.

A GTI is now even slower than a stock Civic :/

I will give you that it has a nice interior though.

Ya, even in the Fifth Gear hot hatch comparo (which the GTI won, you can youtube both parts), they used the ed30 version...but it still won and not because of power (much more powerful cars got the axe long before the end)

[Duby T]

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Wonder if I can wait till then for a new car???

DO IT!!!!!

I like it a lot better than the MK5.

[Kor]

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I will bet you $20 it is heavier than the Mk5

And regardless if whether the GTI is about absolute power, this car is probably among the very slowest so-called "hot hatches" now. In Europe it was so non-competitive that they started selling Mk5 GTIs with 240hp so this car is actually slower than its predecessor.

A GTI is now even slower than a stock Civic :/

I will give you that it has a nice interior though.

[acmilano]

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I'm in !!! Great looking GTi and the interior is sic. Wheels definitely need an upgrade though.

[The_Stig]

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Personally I love it and if I could make the finances and timing work I would put a deposit down ASAP on one. I think for 30-35k it is a great balance of fun, speed, practicality and luxury and while shopping for a new car I keep coming back to the GTI and now the MKVI is coming I like it even more.

I am in the exact same boat. I was planning on getting a new car in a year or 2 once i done school. So this should be perfect timing.

[Canadian Turbo]

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Personally I love it and if I could make the finances and timing work I would put a deposit down ASAP on one. I think for 30-35k it is a great balance of fun, speed, practicality and luxury and while shopping for a new car I keep coming back to the GTI and now the MKVI is coming I like it even more.

[VRado6]

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No longer a fan of the GTI

-Overpriced
-Underpowered
-Bigger and Heavier
-Styling Uninspired


Interior does look good though

To each his own, but I've got to wonder about this one.

Overpriced - compared to what? Official pricing has not been announced, and the current GTI is priced fairly close to its main competitors.

Underpowered - Since when has the GTI been about absolute power? Its supposed to be a fun to drive, well balanced hot hatch, for those that arent after the whole boy racer look. Besides, its not exactly slow. Lots of people have been running sub 15 second quarter miles in bone stock cars. Its not mind bogglingly fast, but thats not what I would call underpowered.

Bigger and heavier - Do you know something I dont, because as far as I know, the official curb weight hasnt been announced yet. Besides, the car is clearly MKV based, so its overall dimensions and weight should be very similar to the outgoing MKV.

The styling is subjective, so Ill leave that one alone, but I think it looks great! Much more aggressive than the current GTI. I cant wait to see what the rumored GTI-R is going to look like!

[Kor]

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No longer a fan of the GTI

-Overpriced
-Underpowered
-Bigger and Heavier
-Styling Uninspired


Interior does look good though

[Canadian Turbo]

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The front bumper is all one piece this time, so now changing lips only. The back is one piece too, but looks like you could change the center plastic section.

[BadKenny]

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wow 207hp!

Small consolation but the lowers are painted stock now hahahaha....
too bad it doesn't get the valvelift system the longitudinally mounted 2.0T's get and its only power gains are from a re-worked intake per that article.

[VeeDubArt]

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I like it alot more than the MKV

the interior is hot!

Did they finally get rid of the valences?

[Mefro]

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I love the new look!