GTI Jake
Autocross Champion
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- Charlotte, NC
Exactly. Taking a car that is built primarily around practicality and is boxy and buying it in 2DR form is totally baffling to me.
I even think they look worse. The huge doors and blank panel behind them completely throws the proportions off. They look super goofy.
GTIs were originally 2dr, and for the first few generations, 2drs were all they sold. The GTI was not built around practicality, it was built to be a sporting version of the Golf. It was meant for driving enthusiasts.
The only reasons they began to be sold as 4drs were to increase sales, and to sell them to a wider, less enthusiast based market. That fact alone detracts from the sporting nature of the car. It is a watered down version of the original.
4dr practicality is what the Jetta and Sportwagen are for.
The Golf predates the Jetta. The original GTI was not a performance car. It was a sporty variant of a common people's car. Peoples' cars should be affordable, economic, and practical. It's just that it was more common to have 2drs on common cars back then. And they were so small it was harder to make 4drs out of hatchbacks back then.
What's the appeal of a 2-door, tbh? The whole reason I want a GTI is because it's both sporty and practical.
Thought the whole idea of the modular MQB was how easy they could produce different versions...mind boggling that Canadians get a 2 door option and we don't. Europe still gets them for GTI and R, but I get that they don't like us.
Ah HA! So you're the guy who's responsible for our no longer getting the real GTIs! A pox on your house!2 doors still has its own market especially in this community.
Would i want to buy one, NO! One of the main reason for me to buy a GTI is practicability and thus 4 door.
Ah HA! So you're the guy who's responsible for our no longer getting the real GTIs! A pox on your house!