Red Hot GTI
It took a long time (some VW fans in the United States say it was too long) but the fifth-generation GTI finally made it to this country in February 2006. Powered by a two-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, many "dubbers" believe the new GTI captures the spirit of the original car.
Volkswagen first developed the Golf GTI based on a ridiculously simple idea; a practical econobox can be as sporty and as fast as an expensive sports car. The Golf GTI provided the economy car practicality of a basic Golf, with performance capabilities that made it one of the fastest production cars in the world. The original model made it to the U.S. as the Rabbit GTI for the 1983 model year (it has been sold as a separate model line since the second-generation model debuted for 1985). It started the sport compact and "hot hatch" markets in both Europe and North America.
This particular GTI is in bright red, and was parked along East 84th Street in New York when I photographed it.
Red Hot GTI
It took a long time (some VW fans in the United States say it was too long) but the fifth-generation GTI finally made it to this country in February 2006. Powered by a two-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, many "dubbers" believe the new GTI captures the spirit of the original car.
Volkswagen first developed the Golf GTI based on a ridiculously simple idea; a practical econobox can be as sporty and as fast as an expensive sports car. The Golf GTI provided the economy car practicality of a basic Golf, with performance capabilities that made it one of the fastest production cars in the world. The original model made it to the U.S. as the Rabbit GTI for the 1983 model year (it has been sold as a separate model line since the second-generation model debuted for 1985). It started the sport compact and "hot hatch" markets in both Europe and North America.
This particular GTI is in bright red, and was parked along East 84th Street in New York when I photographed it.