GTI Edition 50 first press release

[Paul70]

My choice would be white or red with the PP option and the graphite warmenau

Can’t beat a white GTI and I’ve seen too many Tornado Pink VWs.

Shame we just get the leather steering wheel option in the UK.

[king monkey]

Got a couple of calls lined up in the next few days. Looking to order Tornado Red and PP including 19s. The low rate of interest has swung it for me possibly.

Good luck with the calls, I wonder how many cars have been allocated to dealers in this first round?

Cheers. I’ve asked both dealers that same question. Is there a presale then a general sale too?

[Watts]

My choice was £53470 in Tornado Red with diamond cut Estorils, PP and a sunroof. Lovely. Will just have to hope some sucker orders that combo and loses a shed load of cash after no miles so I can pick it up for a steal at 6 months old.

Watts, you had a TR GTI for a good few years. How much work does it need to keep it looking good? Is it durable?

It was great. I'm no detailer and yet it still looked fantastic most of the time. A deep glossy glow. On a nice day even if dirty it still looked good.

[Paul70]

My choice was £53470 in Tornado Red with diamond cut Estorils, PP and a sunroof. Lovely. Will just have to hope some sucker orders that combo and loses a shed load of cash after no miles so I can pick it up for a steal at 6 months old.

Watts, you had a TR GTI for a good few years. How much work does it need to keep it looking good? Is it durable?

It was great. I'm no detailer and yet it still looked fantastic most of the time. A deep glossy glow. On a nice day even if dirty it still looked good.

Thanks for the feedback Watts. Hope you are enjoying your new Clubsport!

[JoeGTI]

They're a very expensive proposition here in Ireland! Starting at a shade under €74K on the road. Add PP and paint and it'll be close to €80K.

On the flip side, the finance rates are OK... HP at 1.9%, PCP 3.9%. (and 3.9 is actually on the high side for VW finance). For some reason we tend to get much better finance rates than is typical in the UK.

[TurboTrev]

Got a couple of calls lined up in the next few days. Looking to order Tornado Red and PP including 19s. The low rate of interest has swung it for me possibly.

Good luck with the calls, I wonder how many cars have been allocated to dealers in this first round?

Cheers. I’ve asked both dealers that same question. Is there a presale then a general sale too?

Yes, I was also wondering about presale, then general sale.  There seems to be no information at all on numbers, which is a bit frustrating.  Even dealers don't seem to know for sure (or won't say).

Barnetts VW facebook page reckon they got 4 slots and are seeming to imply that will be it?  However, they did say the R20 was sold out in late 2022, almost immediately after it went on sale, but VW went on to sell the model for about another year!

The Ed50 is certainly a lovely car and to anyone buying one, I'm sure you won't be disappointed!