standard extras on mk 7 gti

[Cossieian]

Keyless is a must for me now, I just love pressing that Start button
Hate the thought of ever having to turn a key again

[fredgroves]

I think the gti got the extras to try and boost orders because there seem to be so few often on the roads compared to the R.

Are the others all hiding in garages under sheets?

Golf R:

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/volkswagen_golf_r

I couldn't find exactly which particular GTI label was the current one, but suspect the numbers are around 4-5 the amount.

You must just live in an area with a higher Top Gear magazine readership than the rest of the country.

I'd love to see the DVLA data available as county level statistics

[JBirchy]

Because they need to keep the cost down from a car which is mechanically more expensive to start with?

Agree and I suspect it has minimal effect on overall 'R' orders.

I'm not sure you know, looking at the economies of scale of putting them on every car, I bet the increase in cost to VW is very minimal. They charge approx £1,500 for those options, I bet they cost VW less than £100 per car (only bits of trim and software changes really).

For a company who made 12.7bn EUR profit in 2014, I really don't think the increase in cost will have any impact.

[Sokkia]

I think looking at the website you have to add about half a dozen variants together to get the MK7 GTi figures basically any GTI with registrations and tax data from 2013 onwards, GTi TSI, GTI TSI S-A and GTI Launch god knows what they all are but  its down to what's on the V5 I think.

Don't you think that the number on the road is a personal thing. You just notice them more once you have one whatever it may be. I have always found myself saying things like "getting a new car next week, don't see many of those on the road" then two weeks after collection they seem to be everywhere. It must be a subconscious thing. There is a rather nice 15 plate R parked in a side street opposite my road, probably been there since first registered but I only noticed it after I picked up my GTi in November!