The Volkswagen Golf GTI three-door will make its long-awaited return
to Australia this August, in special edition form with 245 hp of power.
The limited edition model is called the Golf GTI
Performance Edition 1, and its specification is unique to Australia. The Golf three-door
Performance Edition 1 will be available in White Silver or Dark Iron Blue paint
and sport long list of luxury equipment.
This means the regular 225 hp/350 Nm ‘EA888’ 2.0-litre
turbo engine is upgraded to make 245 hp/370 Nm in the market’s first three-door
GTI in years, matched to a unique seven-speed DSG. It’ll also get the GTI Performance’s locking front differential and superior
brakes, which we know from experience helps the FWD’s handling.
Of course, if there were ever a GTI truly made for
purists, it’d be a three-door with cloth tartan seats, stripped equipment and a
manual gearbox, as we speculated on here.
Pricing for the three-door Golf GTI Performance
Edition 1 has not been announced, but given the high level of spec, we’d
imagine it’d be somewhere around AUD 50k. Each car comes with a complimentary Merchandise
Pack of items from the GTI Collection valued at AUD 340. It consists of a sport
bag, umbrella, cup, folding box and beach towel.
