Jumpy
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Car(s)
- '18 GTI Autobahn
Anyone know when these will start showing up at dealers?
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Mk8 GTI to be revealed in March
- Thread starter Jumpy
- Start date
1ashchuckton
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Ohio
If it is like any other new cars I'd expect it will be quite a while yet.
ElectricEye
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Central NJ
I'd guess December, maybe mid November.
I keep looking for the configurator on the US site, but nothing there yet.
sterkrazzy
Autocross Champion
- Location
- United States
- Car(s)
- Turbo. Blue.
https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...c-golf-gti-r-order-guide.388366/#post-7713548 Has options and prices if that's what you wanted to see.
bentin
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Car(s)
- 23 Golf R - 3 Pedals
Given that the S3 is already here, I’d hope the R isn’t far behind.
rowdyzombie
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Plano, TX
Funny paying $395 to get white paint? The 30k maintenance is good price, but carnet boo
ElectricEye
Autocross Newbie
- Location
- Central NJ
Thank you for this, I appreciate it - but no - I meant the actual configurator.
It's just something that I like to play around with on auto manufacturer sites.
bentin
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Austin, TX
- Car(s)
- 23 Golf R - 3 Pedals
Most companies charge for metallic/pearl paint but not for single stage. The upcharge is for Oryx. I’d greatly prefer Pure White and would just pick another color if the only white is Oryx.
Thankfully the R comes in Pure White and not Oryx. Although I’d be more inclined to get black this time.
rowdyzombie
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Plano, TX
Yah my mk 6 was candy white n my mk 7.5 is pure white no complaints and free.
Jumpy
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Car(s)
- '18 GTI Autobahn
Well, when did the Mk7 GTI go on sale in our region? I know the first model year was 2015. So did it launch in late 2014?
jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
I don't know the answer to that but this year everything is delayed due to the chip shortage.
vbrad26
Autocross Champion
- Location
- St. Petersburg FL
- Car(s)
- '15 CSG GTI 2DR M/T
June/July or August 2014 I believe as a 2015 MY.
I was in the market for a MK6 replacement summer of 2014 as my lease was maturing that October.
Ended up with a great deal buying out my lease so i did that. Had the car for another 6 months or so after that and then it was totaled.
Ended up with a MK7 after all lol.
I was planning on getting the MK8 when it came out at the end of the year but with the way things are going with the new and used car market and all the delays I may just wait it out a bit longer.
It's not like I NEED to get rid of the MK7 anyway.
Jumpy
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Austin, TX, USA
- Car(s)
- '18 GTI Autobahn
So vw.com finally shows the Mk8 GTI (but not R) on the Models page with a "Coming Soon" label...and when you click Learn More, it redirects to the same old 2021 model.
Could they possibly move any slower with this rollout? It's like VWoA is being dragged kicking and screaming into the 8th generation of Golfs
Could they possibly move any slower with this rollout? It's like VWoA is being dragged kicking and screaming into the 8th generation of Golfs
So vw.com finally shows the Mk8 GTI (but not R) on the Models page with a "Coming Soon" label...and when you click Learn More, it redirects to the same old 2021 model.
Could they possibly move any slower with this rollout? It's like VWoA is being dragged kicking and screaming into the 8th generation of Golfs
VW still haven’t sorted the majority of the computer software glitches. Some of the fixes they have developed haven’t worked, leaving owners pretty frustrated, and rejection of problem cars isn’t uncommon. A slow rollout for the North American market could be a blessing in disguise as it gives VW more time to fix the issues before the mk8 reaches the US.
Semiconductor shortages are continuing to be a significant issue for VW, extending build times considerably. Some forum members with cars on order over on golfgtiforum.co.uk have had their build week moved back a number of times, and the current wait time being quoted in the UK for a mk8 GTI is in excess of a year!
1ashchuckton
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Ohio
I feel sorry for the early adopters of the MK8. What a shit show it is turning out to be.