Wednesday, January 21, 2015

2015 VW GTI Test Drive

And I actually really like that.



Just like outside, there is nothing futuristic here.
And everything feels super solid and well made.





The drive is pretty fantastic.

The lag I used to notice isn't there anymore either.





It is rated at 25City/33Highway.

Really strange...

The GTI is a great ride.


It looks quite upscale and feels like a more expensive car.
Which was $29 095. (Plus destination)
Including the DSG and a performance package for $1495.





Anonymous said...

Seems like a great ride, but the packaging is a little strange. Nearly $30,000 and has only halogen headlamps....

- FusioptimaSX

BostonMike said...

Is this the best car under $30K?

Which would you rather live with: this or a BMW X1?

6-speed said...

I have a 2012 and I love the redesign, but just not fond of the new packaging (can't get GPS without leather now, I am not a leather seat fan) or fond of a GTI made in.....Mexico. I think I've heard that the GTI will be receiving the upscale headlights standard soon....if it hasn't happened already.

Anonymous said...

I've owned two GTIs, an 85 and a 96, and they were both awesome. The GTI has always been a car that is difficult to explain to people who haven't driven it. People don't "get" it. But once they drive one, then they understand.

Anonymous said...

Thinking of buying this car but am wondering about the gas mileage and premium fuel requirement. Does it really require premium fuel? And how did you get such high miles per gallon?

Thanks from a potential customer.

P.s. Is this car reliable long term? Not just in warranty.

Anonymous said...

This is to the "Potential Customer" above:

I have a 2008 GTI with ~113,000 miles on the odometer. Many of them hard miles- It's a fantastic car- a joy to drive and sit in. Interior STILL a class above many of today's cars in terms of comfort, usability and perception of quality. Reliability-wise it's never stranded me but things have gone wrong besides normal maintenance items. I recently invested in the 110K service interval, sealing my commitment to keeping it long-term. I'm more intrigued by the potential of the Golf Mk VIII with the rumored 10-speed DSG and even lighter weight so I think I'll skip this generation.

Anonymous said...

VW is the only company that doesn't have a "Build and Price" feature on their website which makes it difficult to determine which model you would want and can afford. When contacted about that, VW's attitude is,
"Yeah, so what? Deal with it".

Anonymous said...

January 22, 2015 at 6:22 PM
Ive driven one. I REALLY don't understand. Of course, Im American, so the car is too tiny to be comfortable for me. And my daily driver is a full size BMW, so maybe if I were comparing it to a Toyota I would be less disappointed.

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Vince Burlapp said...

-Not sure about the BMW X1.
I don't know why anyone would compare the two.(???) One is a car the other is an SUV.
I can't imagine any version of the X1 being as sporty and fun as the GTI. Plus the X1 starts at over $32 000.

-Same thing with comparing it to a full size BMW (??)
Why not compare the GTI to a Hummer ?

-Not sure about long term reliability. But VWs in general are more reliable than a few years ago.
As for MPG, I just drove it "normally" on the freeway. Doing about 70.
I am not sure if Super is "required" or "recommended " . But in any case, it would only cost about $3 more than regular every time you fill it up. Well worth it if you ask me...

Anonymous said...

January 22, 2015 at 4:20 PM
They are grouping "high profit margin" items together. Leather is probably the highest margin item in a car. (e.g. a good cloth coat is $50-450 and a good leather coat is $95-500. So if a leather coat is slightly more expensive that a cloth one -- using expensive Napa leather-- why are leathe seat covers suddenly $2000+++ more in a car? Even the cheap rough grain leather that Mercedes & BMW use??? (Napa in a BMW or Mercedes is even more yet!) So they figure if you will spring for 1 high margin item they can get you to spring for a couple at once.