Inside the Mark 6 GTI

[Captain Sensible]

When I ordered the GTI the dealer did not have a demonstrator.
Is the roof lining dark and does the dash have a soft touch to it.
Also does the carpet mats with the GTI logo and red piping on the outer edges come as standard.

The nearest I have driven the latest Golf was a Mark 5. It was a hired car and I was shocked to how nippy it was so much so I pulled into the nearest lay by to see what size of engine it had. It was a 1.4TSI. I was gob smacked a 1.4. The handling also impressed. The only thing I did not like about the mark 5 was the big chunk of hard plastic stuck in the middle of the dash. To me it gave the Golf a cheap feel to past golf’s I owned.
When I seen the changes to the mark six along with loads of reviews saying the best GTI ever I had to get one. My all time best car was the Mark 2 GTI so I can’t wait to get behind the wheel of the new one

[Snoopy]

Is the roof lining dark

Yes

and does the dash have a soft touch to it.

The top part there is still quite a few hard parts lower down.

Also does the carpet mats with the GTI logo and red piping on the outer edges come as standard.

No. red piping is LHD cars only. RHD UK GTIs get the standard borring golf matts.

It was a 1.4TSI. I was gob smacked a 1.4.

It may have been a 120bhp one or the 140bhp one and they go quite well.

[p3asa]

It was a 1.4TSI. I was gob smacked a 1.4.

It may have been a 120bhp one or the 140bhp one and they go quite well.

1.4TSI's are 160bhp
There 0-60 is in the 8 second bracket.

[Snoopy]

It was a 1.4TSI. I was gob smacked a 1.4.

It may have been a 120bhp one or the 140bhp one and they go quite well.

1.4TSI's are 160bhp
There 0-60 is in the 8 second bracket.

Captain Sensible said in his original post it was a mark5 golf 1.4TSI he drove.

In the Mk5 the 1.4 TSI was available in 120PS, 140PS and 170PS versions.

[Captain Sensible]

No. red piping is LHD cars only. RHD UK GTIs get the standard borring golf matts.

Thats a pitty as the carpet mats in the brochure have the GTI logo and red piping. There must be somewhere you can buy these mats ?

[p3asa]

Captain Sensible said in his original post it was a mark5 golf 1.4TSI he drove.

In the Mk5 the 1.4 TSI was available in 120PS, 140PS and 170PS versions.

My bad, I obviously wasn't following the thread as closely as I thought.
1.4TSI producing 170PS! Wonder why they dropped that from the MKVI?

[Snoopy]

Power deliver is my opinion after driving one.

[simonkit]

No. red piping is LHD cars only. RHD UK GTIs get the standard borring golf matts.

Thats a pitty as the carpet mats in the brochure have the GTI logo and red piping. There must be somewhere you can buy these mats ?

 I just bought some for the MK5 GTI I've just picked up...got them from this guy..also fit MK6 apparently

 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-VW-MK5-GOLF-GTI-CARPET-MAT-SET-STUD-FIXING_W0QQitemZ180432121013QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item2a0297acb5

[daviescotland]

No. red piping is LHD cars only. RHD UK GTIs get the standard borring golf matts.

Thats a pitty as the carpet mats in the brochure have the GTI logo and red piping. There must be somewhere you can buy these mats ?

According to the specification brochure, the GTI comes with carpet mats front & rear, with red edging. The brochure i have is dated effective from 01/09/2009.

Is this wrong??

[p3asa]

They used to also have it on their www site stating the GTI came with red piping mats but I see it has been removed "recently"