Looks like Edition 45 might be on the way

[king monkey]

I saw that Mr Chapple had tweeted these earlier in the day. Think I nearly wet my pants. I’d love an Ed45. Think the alloys look ok, not as bad as I thought. It’ll be interesting to see what further details emerge. It’ll be an expensive little bugger I bet.

[JoeGTI]

Not sure whats "new" about the colour. It looks very like the existing Dolphin grey.... which is a colour I haven't made my mind up on. Looks nice in some photos but in many photos it looks so flat and dreary.

[fredgroves]

Really pleased to see those pictures, I think I can now relax and continue to enjoy my Ed40.   I don't like 5 doors, the grey paint or the red trim on the wheels.  It's also a shame they didn't gloss black all the moulded plastic front/back bumper trim.  Maybe once I see some different colours I may get the bug to change, but unlikely methinks?

Edit.  Looking again, maybe the bumper trim is gloss?

I’m sure all Clubsport 45 owners will wink as they overtake 😜

The joys of CGI images! To me, the black trim still appears to be black plastic. Look at the finish of the spoiler and wing mirrors for comparison. No doubt the colour will look completely different in person too. We already have Urano, Dolphin and Moonstone as flat grey Golf 8 colours, surely this one will be metallic?!

I'm pretty sure Dolphin Grey is metallic.

So is Moonstone... believe it or not.

I think that ED45 is already Japanese fishing fleet favorite grey.

[JoeGTI]

Really pleased to see those pictures, I think I can now relax and continue to enjoy my Ed40.   I don't like 5 doors, the grey paint or the red trim on the wheels.  It's also a shame they didn't gloss black all the moulded plastic front/back bumper trim.  Maybe once I see some different colours I may get the bug to change, but unlikely methinks?

Edit.  Looking again, maybe the bumper trim is gloss?

I’m sure all Clubsport 45 owners will wink as they overtake 😜

The joys of CGI images! To me, the black trim still appears to be black plastic. Look at the finish of the spoiler and wing mirrors for comparison. No doubt the colour will look completely different in person too. We already have Urano, Dolphin and Moonstone as flat grey Golf 8 colours, surely this one will be metallic?!

I'm pretty sure Dolphin Grey is metallic.

So is Moonstone... believe it or not.

I think that ED45 is already Japanese fishing fleet favorite grey.

You sure? Moonstone is listed as a flat colour alongside pure white in the Irish brochure.

[BanksyGTI]

Moonstone grey is metallic?

The Clubsport 45 may well not be a different colour, it just looked it upon first glance.

Now is um, probably the right time to say that I’m colourblind... 🤪

[fredgroves]

Actually, i was wrong.

 

[Sean G]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/354363/volkswagen-golf-gti-edition-45-anniversary-model-leaked

Some more information here

[clarky92]

https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volkswagen/golf/354363/volkswagen-golf-gti-edition-45-anniversary-model-leaked

Some more information here

“new front splitter, a black tailgate spoiler and some “45” branded decals for the car’s doors. There’s also a new diffuser at the rear with a larger twin-exit exhaust system.”

Might just be me, but I’m not seeing a different front splitter or rear diffuser on those images compared to the standard clubsport

[king monkey]

With those details you can see why the Ed45 seems to be a package rather than a standalone model. It’ll be really interesting to see how much it’ll be over the CS. I think the exhaust seems to be an akra from those photos but it could be my eyes.

[HA54SYM`]

Got to say I do like this, and I am tempted to swap from my ED40.

As its a pack, we should see the same discount levels through drivethedeal etc then I would think?

The pricing is a concern though as the Akra on the R is £3.1k alone and with 19's we could easily see £4k+ for this "pack", which makes you wonder why they would bother with the Akra in the first place? Surely it would be better including DCC instead, as everyone seems to state its required for 19's and you get the "special mode"?

I also think its Dolphin grey above, and I test drove a Clubsport in that colour and really did not like it.

Guess VW will release this soon with it being leaked all over.