Before I got this 1.8T I went to have a look at a 2.0, I have been out of the loop with Gti`s for 15 or so years and naturally thought that the 2.0 would be the better car................I took it for a little test drive and asked the chap if he minded if i put my foot down a little "no problem"........I was in second gear, I held on tight and floored it expecting to leave my face behind.....nothing, I turned to the chap who`s car it was and he said{no word of a lie} "its rapid dude".
I told him I was gob smacked at how slow it was and he didn't believe me when I told him that my Tdi Passat estate that was parked outside his house would leave it without even trying........I went home a little disillusioned thinking the Golf Gti was no more.
When I got home I found this forum, had a read and ended up getting a re-mapped 1.8t.......personal opinion here but the 2.0 should not have a gti badge on it, years ago if i remember correctly they did a mk2 that looked Gti {ish} and called it the Driver, maybe the 2.0 gti should have been badged 2.0 Driver