No More Two Door Gti

They just alienated more customers.

No more two door gti. The volkswagen gti two door is dead. Even the door panels have ambient door trim accent lighting that casts a luminous red. When i asked megan garbis who is the product manager of the golf product line for volkswagen of america what the two door starting price was she casually noted that the two door is no more. My ideal gti would have been a 2 door autobahn with no sunroof but a no 2 doors on lots and b no 2 door autobahn so i have 4 doors.

This is a brand new vw golf gti 2 door 2 0t. The 2 door has been the more econobox of the two ever since the mkv. Fast forward to today and the idea of a practical performance oriented. 2011 gti 2 door 2015 gti 2 door this may be my last gti and or vw.

This car is located at winn vw in newark ca. Vw started years ago limiting available packed and options in the usa. I owned an mkv golf a base 2 door rabbit and nothing about that car was nicer than the 4 door version. Sep 13 2016 the two door volkswagen gti is dead we learned at the brand s full line launch event today.

Clark plaid seating surfaces complete with red accents and a nod to the heritage of the golf gti the cloth seating surfaces come in clark plaid. Although there are some 2017 2 door models in the wild all production of two door gtis will be ceasing in the next couple of weeks. Purists may loathe the idea but the two door model doesn t offer any benefits over its more practical four door counterpart. You may as well get the one with four doors so it s an even better do everything speed machine.

Introduced in 1975 the original two door gti was a wolf in sheep s clothing offering a high performance package in a basic economy car suit making it practical and sporty at the same time. Now after the wake of their giant multi billion dollar settlement from the diesel scandal they re limiting even more. Production of the. The volkswagen gti two door is dead 09 27 2016 11 39 am 139 quote oz in usa 99935209 performance package is now standard on the 2017 model and you wont see it listed separately.

I have no need for 4 doors and i like the look of the 2 door but i admit that it s much more convenient with 4.