End of June 19 for the very first builds but these would be for the left hand drive market to start with presumably?
I reckon it'll be summer 2020 before we see the Mk8 GTIs.
Still tempted to wait though.
I could buy a 7.5 in Mar 2019 or wait one more year and get the Mk8.
Yes first cars will be LHD, our RHD's will follow a few months after.
Without wanting to actively discourage you from waiting, early Mk6 orders suffered ridiculously long lead times (6+ months), early Mk7 orders lead times weren't quite as bad but there was lots of misinformation about build dates and VW cocked up the specs so people were trying to order and didn’t actually know what the standard spec was supposed to be.
Still, if you're one of the early adopters, please let us know what problems to look out for