Hi guys, need your help please (all the MK7.5 brigade).
A mate of mine is very close to purchasing a new MK7.5 GTI and asked me some questions over the weekend which I wasn't able to answer, but according to what I've seen in this thread, it looks like some of the question may have been answered, (but I'll ask again just in case). BTW, he's coming from an early 2013 GTI MK7 to a brand new MK7.5 GTI (not PP) and a factory order. Unfortunately his dealer hasn't been able to answer the questions and neither do they have a GTI in their showroom for him to look at.
1. It appears from this thread that the underseat storage drawers have been dropped completely from the MK7.5 program. Looking though the latest price list there's no mention of them in any of the model specs. I really like these on mine and use them for all sorts of small items (spare sunglasses for the misses, tyre tread gauge, tyre pressure gauge etc.) If that is the case, anyone know if these are retro fittable (don't think I would want to loose them either)?
2. He's been told that the very dark grey carbon-fiber(ish) dash and center console panels have now been replaced in the GTI with a high gloss black finish. Is that actually the case, and how does it look - is it the same for the door inert panel as well ? Is all the Red ambient lighting still there or have them removed that too ?
3. He's read (albeit on a US forum), that the nice flock (or velvet) finish inside the glovebox and also inside the door bins has been removed, leaving just a plain plastic finish - is that actually the case ?
4. Apart from the other cost saving measures already mentioned in other threads (battery cover gone, Isofix covers gone, glovebox lock gone, is there anything else that has been dropped since the original MK7 that he might notice ?
He's also asked me about the new Discover navigation pro (the 9.2" unit). Like me, he currently has the old Navigation Pro (8") in his car (albeit the original MIB I unit), and whilst the new Nav Pro is extremely expensive at £1300 he's asked if its worth it, and more importantly against the standard Nav (which I understand is now upgraded to an 8" Screen ?) Does anyone have experience of both of these MIB III units and can comment / give thoughts etc please ?
Finally, he's looking to spec the "Lane Assist with Dynamic Light Assist including Traffic Sign Recognition" He wants to know definitely if this give you dynamic road sign recognition (i.e does the screen mounted camera pick up road signs and display them dynamically on the Active info display, or is it just the built in Nav speed sign database shown on those units only. He's suspicious as when he ordered his car back in 2013, the VW brochure said the nav pro came with a screen mounted camera for road sign recognition, (which as we now now it didn't), and he doesn't' want to get stung a second time. Any comments please ?