chenc544 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 Cliffs note version: GTD - 170 hp, 260 lb-ft 2.0L common rail diesel GTI "Plus" - 270 hp + 7-spd DSG + AWD R42 - 350 hp turbo five shared w/ TT-RS & RS3 Looks like WRX and STI will be getting some decent competitions. http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/09/db2008au01132_medium-1280.jpg http://www.autoblog.com/2008/09/29/rumormill-volkswagen-working-on-gti-plus-gtd-and-r42/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Not in the looks dept, actually the evo and sti are ugly now too. Everyone is making the performance cars under 40k looks like common grocery getters. Also the rims on that vw are pretty horrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacks GT Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 RS3 you say :O sounds fun and 7 speed dsg? wow you gna be changing alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z28dreams Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Specs sound amazing. Now if only they could make a car that didn't look like a shoe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenc544 Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 They should just do away with the 3-door GTI and bring over the Scirocco. It's pretty much the same car but better looking. http://news-images.caradisiac.com/IMG/jpg/4/5/0/1/3/VW_Scirocco_Front.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 Its better, but previous years look better imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edkwon Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Specs sound amazing. Now if only they could make a car that didn't look like a shoe... All the best hot hatches in europe (Renault Megane, Cliosport, Twingo, Focus ST/RS Fiesta ST, GTi, Abarth 500, Cooper S/JCWetc...) all look like shoes. I don't get what youre complaining about. I don't see how they can design a hot hatch that still has utilitarian trunk space without looking like a shoe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Which is why i dont like hatchs lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edkwon Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Which is why i dont like hatchs lol It's really too bad too many ppl in this country think like tthat, it keeps some of europes best offerings out of the US and instead we stuck stuck with ugly sedan versions of said hatch cars more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenc544 Posted October 4, 2008 Author Share Posted October 4, 2008 It's really too bad too many ppl in this country think like tthat, it keeps some of europes best offerings out of the US and instead we stuck stuck with ugly sedan versions of said hatch cars more often. +1. Same goes for wagons and diesels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Well since im not a fan of wagons or hatchs that look like shoe boxes, them not coming here doesnt really bother me. Diesels however, have a place in my heart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mines Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 the 4-door looks the best http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/10/02_2009_vw_gti_live.jpg ill be waiting for the GTI "plus" version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPLGT Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Those wheels suck! Get someone to design something that looks good....WTF? Rehab is for quitters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edkwon Posted October 5, 2008 Share Posted October 5, 2008 Well since im not a fan of wagons or hatchs that look like shoe boxes, them not coming here doesnt really bother me. Diesels however, have a place in my heart sorry, no picking and choosing, gotta accept it all together. diesel hatchbacks are an institution in europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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