Some GTI Pics

[monkeyhanger]

I'm still not feeling the the red.

Same here.  When I see pictures of it I do think it looks good.  But, in the flesh, and on a GTI with red accents...nah, doesn't do it for me at all. Thinking about it, there aren't too many cars out there that I'd ever consider owning in red.

I see what you're up to . Getting all those who ordered TR to change their order to bump them down the queue and you up it!   

Maybe it's a GTI thing, the lack of red accent for a GTD might suit it more if you're worried about losing it in a sea of red. White is not an option for me - far too many white cars out there of all marques although I cannot deny the GTI looks good in white. If you could get a crap repelling coating for the black i'd have maybe stuck with it or perhaps the Carbon Grey (although the black detailing is lost a bit). Getting a Tornado red all glossed up properly with some decent wax/polish will show it off to it's best abilities - the dealership demo pics here have done it no favours.

Some cars just don't look right in red, needs to be a small car or a medium car with small car proportions (like the Golf is - no disproportionately long bonnet etc - it has the silhouette of a small car, scaled up). There is an A5 in bright red in the next street to me and it looks sh!te - take the same car in dark grey metallic and it looks amazing.

[AAddict]

I'm still not feeling the the red.

Same here.  When I see pictures of it I do think it looks good.  But, in the flesh, and on a GTI with red accents...nah, doesn't do it for me at all. Thinking about it, there aren't too many cars out there that I'd ever consider owning in red.

I see what you're up to . Getting all those who ordered TR to change their order to bump them down the queue and you up it!   

Maybe it's a GTI thing, the lack of red accent for a GTD might suit it more if you're worried about losing it in a sea of red. White is not an option for me - far too many white cars out there of all marques although I cannot deny the GTI looks good in white. If you could get a crap repelling coating for the black i'd have maybe stuck with it or perhaps the Carbon Grey (although the black detailing is lost a bit). Getting a Tornado red all glossed up properly with some decent wax/polish will show it off to it's best abilities - the dealership demo pics here have done it no favours.

Some cars just don't look right, needs to be a small car or a medium car with small car proportions (like the Golf is - no disproportionately long bonnet etc - it has the silhouette of a small car, scaled up). There is an A5 in bright red in the next street to me and it looks sh!te - take the same car in dark grey metallic and it looks amazing.

I agree, Tornado tempted me for a while and I still think it looks really good. I walk past some old guys house, he has a boggo 62 reg Polo but he's obviously into detailing and it looks stunning in both sunshine and a dull weather. A dirty or neglected red car looks pants, but one that's looked after can look outstanding.

[Gryzor]

I see what you're up to . Getting all those who ordered TR to change their order to bump them down the queue and you up it!   

Maybe it's a GTI thing, the lack of red accent for a GTD might suit it more if you're worried about losing it in a sea of red. White is not an option for me - far too many white cars out there of all marques although I cannot deny the GTI looks good in white. If you could get a crap repelling coating for the black i'd have maybe stuck with it or perhaps the Carbon Grey (although the black detailing is lost a bit). Getting a Tornado red all glossed up properly with some decent wax/polish will show it off to it's best abilities - the dealership demo pics here have done it no favours.

Some cars just don't look right, needs to be a small car or a medium car with small car proportions (like the Golf is - no disproportionately long bonnet etc - it has the silhouette of a small car, scaled up). There is an A5 in bright red in the next street to me and it looks sh!te - take the same car in dark grey metallic and it looks amazing.

Damn, I've been rumbled!   

True, there are a lot of white cars out there, but I've been a fan of white cars way before they became the new fashion!  Like you, if black could have magic coating that repelled dirt and made washing it easier, I'd take that for a change no problem.

Yep, you're absolutely right - the style, shape and purpose of a car really does determine what colours suit it best.

[mac7]

Hello all, I went into a VW dealer yesterday near Basingstoke and they have a white 3 door with nav and winter pack. I'm not usually a fan of white but I have to say, it looks fantastic. Those who have ordered one will not be disappointed... I could even be tempted myself.

[Gryzor]

Hello all, I went into a VW dealer yesterday near Basingstoke and they have a white 3 door with nav and winter pack. I'm not usually a fan of white but I have to say, it looks fantastic. Those who have ordered one will not be disappointed... I could even be tempted myself.

Nice one, never had any doubts over my colour choice!  Was hands-down the easiest decision of the whole spec, right up there with 5 doors and being manual.

[monkeyhanger]

I agree, Tornado tempted me for a while and I still think it looks really good. I walk past some old guys house, he has a boggo 62 reg Polo but he's obviously into detailing and it looks stunning in both sunshine and a dull weather. A dirty or neglected red car looks pants, but one that's looked after can look outstanding.

That's "Flash Red" on the Polo, it's a slightly orangier (?) shade of red, just as bright as Tornado and I think it looks great. Salsa Red on the Scirocco on the other hand I think is awful. Bright red or no red for me, really don't like the darker shades heading towards burgandy territory.

[AAddict]

I agree, Tornado tempted me for a while and I still think it looks really good. I walk past some old guys house, he has a boggo 62 reg Polo but he's obviously into detailing and it looks stunning in both sunshine and a dull weather. A dirty or neglected red car looks pants, but one that's looked after can look outstanding.

That's "Flash Red" on the Polo, it's a slightly orangier (?) shade of red, just as bright as Tornado and I think it looks great. Salsa Red on the Scirocco on the other hand I think is awful. Bright red or no red for me, really don't like the darker shades heading towards burgandy territory.

Yeah flash, quite similar to tornado IMO, bright. Salsa red is piss poor.

[Bill_the_Bear]

That's "Flash Red" on the Polo, it's a slightly orangier (?) shade of red, just as bright as Tornado and I think it looks great. Salsa Red on the Scirocco on the other hand I think is awful. Bright red or no red for me, really don't like the darker shades heading towards burgandy territory.

Haha, I'm the exact opposite.  I don't like the bright reds, if I had to have red, or any other colour, I'd opt for a dark version!

As an example:



I wonder why anyone would do that when virtually any other colour would be 1 million times better!  Even worse when its a bog standard Fiesta or Polo, then you don't even have the prestige of the vehicle to fall back on! hehe

That said I do love to see TR GTIs, they look cool.  And some colours suit some cars.  Mazdas just seem to fit the bright green colour Mazda do.  Likewise the Focus ST/RS in bright green seems 'right' even if the colour seems 'wrong' in general.  Not saying I'd pick these myself, but I like to see them on other people's cars!

[Nutkins]

There are only two cars that can legitimately pull off Red. One is a Ferrari, the other a Golf GTI 

The red always looks much better in the flesh too, so eye catching and one of the signature colours IMO.

That said I'd always go for Grey. Real shame there's no Steel Grey anymore.

[Gryzor]

I'm the same Bear, would go for a darker red if that were going to be my colour of choice.

Funny you should mention about the colour of other peoples cars.  We were out for a walk on Monday and parked up nearby we passed quite a few cars, quite a few of which were a focus of some model.  One was an RS in green, another a pagan gold/green, and a red candy.  We commented how they all looked good, but how we wouldn't want them for ourselves!

A lot of it is to do with how you would feel about putting up with something on an ongoing basis.  I'd happily drive around in a Tornado Red GTI for the weekend, but wouldn't want to own one that colour.