Volkswagen Golf V GTI

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Overview

Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk5
Overview
2004    Production vehicle Hatchback
Games
Chassis / Drivetrain
2.0 L  Turbocharged i4
197 hp (147 kW)
207 lbf⋅ft (281 N⋅m)
6-speed DSG
Front-Engine, FWD
3100 lbs (1406 kg)
Performance Figures
6.9 s
145 mph (233 km/h)
Other Information
Related	Volkswagen Golf Mk5 (Base) Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk4 (4th generation predecessor) Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6 (6th generation successor)

The Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk5 is the performance model of the Mk5 Volkswagen Golf.

Overview

The Golf GTI features a 2.0 litre turbocharged inline 4-cylinder petrol engine with Fuel Stratified Injection (FSI) direct-injection technology, which produces 200PS (147 kW/197 bhp). It is available in both 3-door and 5-door hatchback body shapes, and comes with a choice of either 6-speed manual or a 6-speed Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG) which greatly reduces shift time to only 8ms.

The concept GTI was first shown to the public at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 2003. The first production model was initially unveiled at the Mondial de l'Automobile in Paris in September 2004, and went on sale around the world shortly thereafter. At the Los Angeles Auto Show in January 2006, the GTI made its long-awaited North American debut in 3-door guise (a 5-door variant was eventually made available), where it is marketed solely under the 'GTI' moniker, with no reference to the Rabbit. The new GTI has a considerable price increase over the previous model, mainly due to the features mentioned above, and the fact that the exterior itself had not seen such a dramatic design change in years. The price is further raised because it is built in Germany, unlike the Mk4 some of which were built in Brazil. The innovative DSG transmission and the 200 PS (147 kW; 197 hp) TFSI engine all helped raise the retail price of the car. The Mk5 GTI was named 2007 Automobile of the Year by Automobile Magazine, in December 2006.

This generation marked the only generation in Canada to have the GTI as a separate nameplate rather than a trim of the Golf. When Volkswagen announced the revival of the Golf in the United States & Canada for the 2010 model year, Volkswagen reverted the GTI nameplate as a Golf trim, although the GTI remains a separate nameplate in the United States.

In Mexico, only a 3-door version of this GTI version was sold in 170 copies under a "Pirelli" limited edition with a 230 CV engine and only in a black colour, marking the temporary discontinuation of the Golf in Mexico until the sixth generation SportWagen was launched.

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