Finally took it out today to get some pics.

 

hawt! i love GTI's!

interior pics please!!

 

Looks really good.

How's the quality? Thats always my number one beef with VW.

Great interior materials plagued by electrical gremlins

 

Lower it a couple inches and your golden...

Those cars are hot...

 

lower and find new wheels but i love the rest of the new gti.

 

I love the car. any interior shot?

 

love it too. tryin to convince the gf to get an A3

 

Nice car, good choice!

....But....Don't quit your day job..

 

What's that supposed to mean?

 

congrats! and may i direct you to www.golfmkv.com a forums dedicated to MKV Golfs/Rabbits/GTIs. Ive been on there for a while, pretty good forum...

 

These new GTi's are sick cars, I'm lovin' em.

 

Badass car

I see you live in Cedar Park. I live about 10 minutes from there. Have you gotten any shit for no front plate? I've heard cops are brutal about that in CP.

 

wow, very nice. i love these new gti's

 

I love the new GTi's. Very sweet car bro.

 

Very nice car. Gotta love those rims and the color contrast! I'd personally take the Si though.

Matt

 

Beautiful car. How're you liking it so far?

 

Looks great! My friend has a black one, and I love it!

 

Here are some interior shots as requested.
Sorry for the poor quality, as stated before, I'm not much of a photographer.

 

i want one.

 

The car is actually may dad's (he's still young at heart). After washing and detailing it yesterday, I thought I'd go take it out and get some pics.

The quality of the interior materials and the fit and finish is top notch. The car is leased for 3 years, so hopefully he will not have to deal with any of the electrical problems.
It handles amazingly well, though at times the car's slightly heavy weight does show. Turbo lag is virtually nonexistent, and it seems like there is always power when you get on it hard, whether you're at 1500 or 4500 RPM. What's especially nice is how VW tuned the engine and exhaust note. It sounds so nice all through the wide power band. My dad chose the DSG over the traditional manual simply because it shifts quicker, which obviously makes the car faster than the manual version. And it's pretty fun to be able to have your chioce of shifting using the paddle shifters, or the shift lever.
On a different note, there really is a lot of room in the back seqt for a hatchback. It's a little difficult getting in and out, but once you get back there, you'd be pretty surprised how much room you have.

It's really a nice car that won't beat you up if you choose to use it as your daily driver, but if you do get in the mood, you can easily enjoy some really fun spirited driving.
I think I can speak for my dad and I both when I say that I'd recommend it.

 

Oh, and thank's for all the compliments guys (even if it is my dad's)

 

Thank's.
I agree. I convinced my dad to go with the 18's because (IMO) they really set the car off. They are part of what make the GTI, the GTI. The 18's really compliment the grey color of the car with the horseshoe part of the wheel also being painted grey. Plus, the 17's looked too small and ordinary.

 

Thank's. I think black and grey look best on this car.

 

Thanks' again.
You know, he has never been stopped in this car. It amazes me because he does drive this thing pretty fast, but I guess it's his experience and long time on this earth that allows him to know when and where to look for the cops.

Sorry for rambling on there, but to answer your question, no he has never been stopped. Neither has my mom, who has had the front plate off her TL since she got it.

 

Yeah, I did mention to my dad that he should lower it. He said that he'd give it some thought. Closing the wheel gap would really make this car look simply amazing.

As for the wheels, sorry, they're staying on there.

 

sweet germany ride...tell dad u want it lowered alittle...for him of course....LOL

 

That's my next car if things go to plan. Black Magic Pk. 0 DSG. I think Clarkson put it perfectly: "considering everything, this car is a sensation". Sure the Mazdaspeed 3 or SRT-4 are very fast, but this thing looks good, is quite practical, and is a good solid build. Civilized, yet fun.

 

Yep, already mentioned it. I'll try to pester him a little more though.

 

Completely agree.
Good luck with getting a new GTI.

 

i love this car....thanks for the pics!

 

No problem...

 

Nice. Lower it and chip it. It'll be even nicer.

 

interesting seats. Looks like a purse.

 

I think he means, don't quit your day job, because of the maintenance costs incurred when it rolls off warranty.

 

Picture taking skillz

 

Yeah, I got it after I thought about it

Aside from the first 3, I thought they were pretty good...

 

Yeah, I didn't like them at first either, but they've grown on me.
I guess there's always solid black leather.

 

I've heard some reviewers describe the pattern as tartan, as seen here:
http://www.rcmppipesanddrums.com/pages/tartan.htm

Google also gave me this as the 2nd result: http://www.men-in-kilts.com/rugs.html

I'll risk the S&M connotations and take the black leather, thanks.

 

i thought the seats were weird at first, as well. but they're cool now...gotten used to them. they're unique.

 

I'm not getting leather. Most importantly because I like the look of the seats, but also because the package costs more than $2,000! For that price I would buy racing seats later down the line.

The GTI leather seat design looks much better though.