Mk8 GTI to be revealed in March

[GTIfan99]

Weirdos. Have fun in your batcaves. Of course I drove convertibles for years, just prefer the ability to open the roof. You guys must not eat enough Mexican food.

I drove convertibles for many years. Florida killed that for me. It's just so freaking hot and humid here. If I drove with the top down, I'd be covered in sweat. If I drove with it up, it was truly a batcave.

I just don't like VAG sunroofs. Nothing but bad experiences with them over the years. Plus, who wants a sunroof on a car that gets autocrossed and tracked?

 

[lordnikon228]

2022 S trim is getting Led headlights and Kessy.

https://media.vw.com/en-us/releases/1569

It's Keyless GO not Keyless entry access. It only has a stupid push button start lol.

 

[david9962000]

@lordnikon228 You're correct.

 

[Corprin]

I really don’t like the all touch screens. It gets too cold to be pulling my gloves off to adjust my heater.

 

[MonkeyMD]

Weirdos. Have fun in your batcaves. Of course I drove convertibles for years, just prefer the ability to open the roof. You guys must not eat enough Mexican food.

Love a sunroof, but from everything I've read on here, you don't want a VW sunroof

 

[MonkeyMD]

It's Keyless GO not Keyless entry access. It only has a stupid push button start lol.

That's dumb. Mercedes does this as well. Mom bought a GLC base model and it has keyless start, but not entry. What's the point. You have to get your keys out to open it anyway.

 

[bentin]

Love a sunroof, but from everything I've read on here, you don't want a VW sunroof

Not one issue with either of mine. Sure, they creak if you vent them in the heat and then close them, but it goes away after a few minutes.

My M Coupe had more helmet space with the sunroof than without. I know that’s not true on the Golf, but the old adage that sunroofs are looser is largely irrelevant with modern cars. Who hasn’t been lapped by a Corvette with a gaping hole in the top?

 

[bentin]

I really don’t like the all touch screens. It gets too cold to be pulling my gloves off to adjust my heater.

Why adjust it? I’ve had good luck with auto set to 68 year round. Not in this car, it ain’t fancy, but others.

 

[jimlloyd40]

I really don’t like the all touch screens. It gets too cold to be pulling my gloves off to adjust my heater.

Wait a year and they'll add buttons like Honda did after people complained.

 

[Sparky589]

2022 S trim is getting Led headlights.

https://media.vw.com/en-us/releases/1569

And a heated steering wheel, automated climate control, heated seats, and MiB 3 (instead of that all-touch abomination). With the diff coming standard now, that's a remarkably generous "base" options package. Genuinely the only thing I'd want on top of that is the DCC, but of course that's held hostage by the near $40k Autobahn trim.

 

[A2R]

I like starting my 2020 MK7.5 S with a key…

maybe I’m just old fashioned…

I miss keyless entry tho…

 

[codypka]

And a heated steering wheel, automated climate control, heated seats, and MiB 3 (instead of that all-touch abomination). With the diff coming standard now, that's a remarkably generous "base" options package. Genuinely the only thing I'd want on top of that is the DCC, but of course that's held hostage by the near $40k Autobahn trim.

The S-trim seems like the most attractive one to me for this generation. You get all those nice features while avoiding the sunroof and19inch wheels

 

[PRRGG1]

https://media.vw.com/en-us/releases/1569

Thank you for the timely link. As an amateur photographer, I wish manufacturers would knock it off with the artsy, overprocessed photography. VW's photographer favors shots looking into the sun, casting the car's side in shadow and distorted angles. When I was shopping for my car (bought a '21 GTI SE, love it), I visited numerous manufacturer websites and saw fetching photos, only to arrive at a Dealer to find that the actual car looked ugly. I just want to see the car parked in normal light and normal perspective as it is.

 

[norsairius]

And a heated steering wheel, automated climate control, heated seats, and MiB 3 (instead of that all-touch abomination). With the diff coming standard now, that's a remarkably generous "base" options package. Genuinely the only thing I'd want on top of that is the DCC, but of course that's held hostage by the near $40k Autobahn trim.

Wait, you can get an Mk8 GTI with the infotainment and controls (with buttons) or am I misunderstanding something?

I assume the steering wheel will still have the awful touch controls though.

 

[sstarrx2]

Weirdos. Have fun in your batcaves. Of course I drove convertibles for years, just prefer the ability to open the roof. You guys must not eat enough Mexican food.

LOL...just never had a car with sunroof that was not problematic. If they don't leak, they rattle. A car has windows all the way around it. Plenty of light and air gets in, no need to have it beating down on you head!