« Reply #41 on: 20 December 2020, 22:51 »
white
Ooh confession time???
I was dreaming of a white Christmas.
Just like the ones I (didn’t) used to know..
My only surprise was the Adelaide alloys. I thought they looked a bit odd.
I was passing VW a week or so ago and popped over to have a nose because they had a couple up! GTIs and about half a dozen new Golf GTIs and I wanted a closer look at them.
The mk8 GTI is one of the least photogenic cars I’ve ever seen so I was slightly surprised how much improved it looks in the flesh (still pig ugly from some angles but not as hideous as I feared).
Most of them were completely standard spec with 18’s but one had some options and Adelaides.
Having a bit of a history with alloy wheels I had a good look at them and came to the conclusion that they very much look a Borbet design (could well be wrong) and the spokes are thicker near the rim to reduce pothole buckling and also more likely to make them nearer to a flatter disc to improve aerodynamics, with the polished areas of the spokes designed to make the wheels appear very large diameter. The latter will be a boon on the Clubsport to balance out the big willie spoiler aesthetically.
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‘23 8R, ‘20 8CS, ‘19 135iX, ‘19 TCR, ‘17 Ed40, ‘17 GTD, ‘15 7R, ‘13 GTI PP, ‘11 GTI, ‘09 GTI, ‘98 Ibiza Cupra, ‘05 GTI, ‘06 Polo GTI, ‘04 GT TDI, ‘05 Fabia vRS, ‘02 GTI T, ‘03 Ibiza TDI 130, ‘01 Leon 180, ‘89 mk2 16v, ‘99 Ibiza TDI, ‘96 VR6, ‘98 Ibiza TDI, ‘92 VR6, ‘88 mk2 8v, ‘92 Polo G40, ‘91 mk2 8v, ‘89 mk2 8v, 205 GTI 1.9, ‘83 mk1 GTI, ‘80 Scirocco GTI, plus some others I’ve forgotten
