New GTI

[skipster]

Have just seen for myself for the first time a new Polo GTI driving out of a car park. Was black/5 door, looked amazing. You people waiting are sure in for a treat!

[JohnPolo]

VW have made a couple of changes to the options on Polo GTI:

Standard free paint colour is now Black (non-metallic).
Flash Red is now a £330 option.
App-Connect is now available (adds Apple CarPlay & Android Auto to existing MirrorLink compatibility) at £100.

Flash red now a cost option, how bizarre.
They'll be charging for steering wheel next.

[blackertracker]

VW have made a couple of changes to the options on Polo GTI:

Standard free paint colour is now Black (non-metallic).
Flash Red is now a £330 option.
App-Connect is now available (adds Apple CarPlay & Android Auto to existing MirrorLink compatibility) at £100.

Flash red now a cost option, how bizarre.
They'll be charging for steering wheel next.

Quite glad it's a cost option now as mine will no longer be in a poverty-spec colour!
Looking forward to photos of your red one when you pick it up

[Shark00n]

Has anyone specced the 'Serron' wheels yet? What do you guys think of them?

I haven't seen any live pictures of a GTI with Serrons, I love the Parabolicas so I didn't even bother looking.

[JohnPolo]

Has anyone specced the 'Serron' wheels yet? What do you guys think of them?

I haven't seen any live pictures of a GTI with Serrons, I love the Parabolicas so I didn't even bother looking.

The Parabolicas look even better in person.

[Wolfi]

Has anyone specced the 'Serron' wheels yet? What do you guys think of them?

I haven't seen any live pictures of a GTI with Serrons, I love the Parabolicas so I didn't even bother looking.

There is a black DSG 3dr in the Listers Nuneaton showroom with them on. IMO they didn't look as good as the Parabolicas but still looked smart.

[JohnPolo]

VW should have named the Serrons the 'diabolicals'

2 choices, Parabolicas and Diabolicals

[Dink]

i actually like the anthracite montani on the blutGT, i might of specced them if there was an option.

[Wolfi]

i actually like the anthracite montani on the blutGT, i might of specced them if there was an option.

Link to a GTI with them on here. While they look good on the BlueGT, I'm not so sure about them on the GTI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAZ2Wmgl1Zg

[Dink]

i actually like the anthracite montani on the blutGT, i might of specced them if there was an option.

Link to a GTI with them on here. While they look good on the BlueGT, I'm not so sure about them on the GTI.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAZ2Wmgl1Zg

yeah that's where i saw them.

they kind of remind me of the r32 zolder wheels.

[JohnPolo]

Finally picked up the car today, just awesome. Pictures don't do these cars justice. Pics hopefully over the weekend. Lovely to drive, engine sounds great.

Here is the spec again.

Red
3 door
DSG
Sunroof
Light and sight pack
Electric folding wing mirrors
Winter pack
Electronic climate control
Mirrorlink
Voice activation
Rear camera
Cruise and Park pack
Sport button
5 year warranty

[Andy4791]

Finally picked up the car today, just awesome. Pictures don't do these cars justice. Pics hopefully over the weekend. Lovely to drive, engine sounds great.

Here is the spec again.

Red
3 door
DSG
Sunroof
Light and sight pack
Electric folding wing mirrors
Winter pack
Electronic climate control
Mirrorlink
Voice activation
Rear camera
Cruise and Park pack
Sport button
5 year warranty

Great stuff m8, what's standard suspension and sport button like. Seeing ur list of options is making me concerned why mines taking forever as I've just got 2 and I'm excatly a month after you ordering. Have fun

[Shark00n]

Congrats mate! 3 door red with the sunroof and parabolicas must look tasty!

Did it come with a center arm rest?

How's the audio quality like? I didnt even turn on the speakers when i test rode one

[Dink]

I just rang vw cs to find out where my car is and wish I didn't bother lmao

It's not even at emden yet lol

[JohnPolo]

Congrats mate! 3 door red with the sunroof and parabolicas must look tasty!

Did it come with a center arm rest?

How's the audio quality like? I didnt even turn on the speakers when i test rode one

Finally picked up the car today, just awesome. Pictures don't do these cars justice. Pics hopefully over the weekend. Lovely to drive, engine sounds great.

Here is the spec again.

Red
3 door
DSG
Sunroof
Light and sight pack
Electric folding wing mirrors
Winter pack
Electronic climate control
Mirrorlink
Voice activation
Rear camera
Cruise and Park pack
Sport button
5 year warranty

Great stuff m8, what's standard suspension and sport button like. Seeing ur list of options is making me concerned why mines taking forever as I've just got 2 and I'm excatly a month after you ordering. Have fun

Standard suspension is good. Only done town driving at the moment and briefly switched the sport button on to heard the engine note change etc. (I want peak traffic to lessen first then I can have more space on the roads later.)

No centre arm rest this time. I didn't spec it because it was standard kit on my 2010 model and I never used it.

Loving the needle sweep on start up. Liking the fact that many more settings are available through the infotainment system. On the settings screen you can say if you want the mirrors to fold when locking the doors with the remote.

Steering wheel feels great and the steering is more precise than previous model.

LED lights are smart in the new configuration, seem more bluey white this time. Can set them to come on in the dark and if the car detects rain.

My only disappointment so far is that on the previous model you could connect and hide the ipod in the glovebox . On this model the connection, as far as I can see, is via the USB in the compartment under the climatronic. Not so good.

All in all, brilliant car.