A special edition (aka parts bin special) to finish out a production line is not an unusual concept in motor vehicle manufacturing actually..
VW usually do free leather on a model runout - see that coming in and the MK7 is definitely on its way out. Let's hope the MK8 is an improvement on the MK7, the MK6 was nowhere near as good looking as the MK5, it looked like a MK5 restyled by Toyota. But then again, an ugly MK8 won't make me want one! 
Not sure whether or not we'll see free Leather with the Mk7
The Match and GT models recently got replaced with Match Edition and GT Edition, bringing extra kit such as Nav and bigger alloys.
