Looks like Edition 45 might be on the way

[king monkey]

What an utterly unsatisfying decal then. 

[king monkey]

Quick walk round an actual car. Exhaust sounds good.

https://youtu.be/BWaMBGg4H4Q

[clubsport]

Maybe it's because of the timing of the 45, in that it is fairly close to mk 8's appearing on the road and the CS styling cues differing from the regular GTi, but I don't think VW have made that much effort with the 45, more a trim "detail" upgrade to charge a few £k extra?

Looking at 30-35-40 editions, they all had engines not avilable in another GTi version and visible body differences.

Looking at the 45, it wouldn't take much for a mk8 CS to make a cosmetic 45, adding a few details and ommiting others such as the red wheel trim?

[king monkey]

Think they’re might be something in it with the timing. I would have expected gloss black trim at least but the gti landscape is a bit different this time around. When the earlier editions came along there wasn’t a gti with a much higher bhp than the standard car. This doesn’t leave them anywhere to go.

Financially it’s probably not a bad proposition. The akra exhaust is a £3k option on the R so to be standard in the Ed45 makes it worthwhile. Without it wouldn’t be a consideration.

[clubsport]

Can you not buy a nice (non Akra) exhaust for around £1k for a mk8 Gti, if you like the sound?

[ash_rage]

Can you not buy a nice (non Akra) exhaust for around £1k for a mk8 Gti, if you like the sound?

I was thinking the same to be honest. Or even buying the Akra  exhaust if its available which it isn't on there website

[fredgroves]

I'm not really sure what the Akra offers over some of the others which are nothing like that sort of money...

[Exonian]

Good find with the video clip Michele 

There are things I like and things less so about the “pack”
The wheels look like they might be very light in the way they have minimal metal in the hub area and very thin spokes similar to Belvederes.
The exhaust, just like with the TCR version, looks too inset into the valance trim/diffuser cut out. Unless the thing swells massively when it gets hot? When presented with a £3.5k exhaust I think I’d prefer it to be slightly less hidden. The R version looks a better execution.

Sounds good though.