MK8.5 Official News / Open for ordering the 11th of April

[fredgroves]

The German VW approach is to sell bare bones and let the buyer add what they like.

VW UK tend to make a much more fully spec'ed base item with a few optional extras.

The German one is really stripped down, probably a good 5-7k of items will be added to a UK base GTI.

Its definitely going to be north of the magic 40k RRP, making it even more expensive. No way can i see it coming along sub 40.

[AndyGTI]

Hi

Yes you are absolutely right Fred. its not going to be a sub-40K car at RRP.

Before the Mk8 disappeared, I wrote down the prices UK v Germany. Obviously, as already discussed the two spec are poles apart and UK getting a far more loaded car.

So just for interest here are the mk8 prices for performance golfs before they went off sale (Basic list price, not really worth a comparison but interesting)( but its interesting to see the difference basic currency conversions)

GTI
£39,815  v  40,095Euros
GTI Clubsport
£42,270  v  46,480Euros
R
£44,550  v 54,880Euros

So from my thinking basic UK GTI before options will be £42-44K if the German version is 44,550Euros

[Rudedog]

I guess you guys have seen this about the Clubsport being revealed next week at the N24.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JE2ThDlfLM

[dfm]

Saw Volks Wizard has done a video on buying an 8.5 or not.

I'm interested from the perspective of whether it will push 8 values down .

[Dogman12]

Golf 8.5 Edition 50

https://www.tiktok.com/@lbpt92/video/7371835237644487968

[clarky92]

Golf 8.5 Edition 50

https://www.tiktok.com/@lbpt92/video/7371835237644487968

The wheels are terrible

[Exonian]

I'm interested from the perspective of whether it will push 8 values down .

Not too much more I hope, mine has already shed £15k in five months 

Supply of 8.5’s will probably be slow at first which will hopefully firm up values. There are hundreds of unregistered mk8’s around at the moment so used values will be dreadful. Unless values shore up not too many people will be able to afford to upgrade.

[Dogman12]

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Confirmed As Most Powerful FWD Golf Ever, Debuts Next Week​​​​​​​

https://carbuzz.com/volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-confirmed-as-most-powerful-fwd-golf-ever/

[clarky92]

Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport Confirmed As Most Powerful FWD Golf Ever, Debuts Next Week​​​​​​​

https://carbuzz.com/volkswagen-golf-gti-clubsport-confirmed-as-most-powerful-fwd-golf-ever/

310PS making it the same as the pre opf mk7.5 R ?

[Snoopy]

I'm interested from the perspective of whether it will push 8 values down .

Not too much more I hope, mine has already shed £15k in five months 

Ouch