Comments on: Volkswagen Golf GTI Pirelli edition

By: JC

JC — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:06:38 +0000

Just picked up my brand new 5 door pirelli (with 5 yr warranty) yesterday – what a fantastic car – and fantastic service from the dealer also. Drove a standard GTI, and an A3 Sportsback before the purchase. the pirelli is so much better than both in looks and drive.

By: Temo

Temo — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:37:12 +0000

Also well said brodie, theres stuff all of them left, while the standard GTIs are just flooding the market, these puppies are going to be worth alot more on resale….

By: Temo

Temo — Mon, 04 May 2009 05:18:36 +0000

I have just brought a Pirelli. Goes very well, esp in sports mode.
Im about to get the APR installed will lift the game from 169kw to 229kw thats what Im talking about!!!!

By: Anfernee

Anfernee — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 09:53:40 +0000

Hi Brodie K!
Interested in your comments on your New Pirelli Golf given now you have had it 2 months!(lucky)
Info such as everyday drive ability, comfort features and road noise, what do you think? How does it go on the rougher roads, the engine under strain of Air-con and how it performs at the traffic light G.P would also be handy for would be purchasers like me!
Thanks in advance!
Anth.

By: Brodie K

Brodie K — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 11:02:40 +0000

Ok for starters,
I can confirm Mick E’s thoughts. We just took delivery of a Pirelli today – (in ‘Magic Black). And in relation to a few other posts, YES the yellow does break the sales a bit… it’s too dull and not vibrant enough. They could have done the yellow better but in saying that, the yellow on the GTi Pirelli is limited to the Pirelli. No other golf has that shade of yellow (although some probably do look fairly close if not the same.) This version of the Pirelli is also very limited in the fact that there is only 500 in Australia and 3222 in the whole world (ref. – VW magazine spring/summer 2008) and if you decide that you want to wait for the next one. well.. that’s in 2033. So if you want one, go get it cause they will sell out fast.

If anybody has questions that just ask away cause i have one so i will probably know the answer.

Oh and yes, they are made in Germany.

Your manual – parts are in German!
The stickers around the Engine – German!

and yes, they have translated the important stuff.

The one that we got today has literally only been in the country for a few weeks.

By: Mick E.

Mick E. — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 01:44:06 +0000

As for dodgy ‘hoon’ upgrades, do you really seriously think that a team of backyard tuners can do a better job at making a car engine achive it’s proper balance of power and fuel economy to mate seemlessly with the cars chassis that the genius German engineers of the German automotive industry can achieve? Like the Pirelli GTI moto: ‘Power is nothing without control’

By: Duck

Duck — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:45:31 +0000

Love this car and Volkwagen!

My Dad’s still got a ‘79 Volkwagen 2000cc Kombi still in his garage

By: Mick E.

Mick E. — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 00:32:01 +0000

Let me dispell some myths. Lee, where are you getting your information from? The Golf VI GTI has slightly more power but is no quicker than the current model however is more economical but by about 50 dollars a year more if you drive 20000 plus k’s p/a. I have it on authority that it will land about $3000 more than the current model at each spec level. What does that do to your math? I just ordered a pirelli in black. I have seen the manufacturing manifest on the VW computer at the dealer and both 3 & 5 door variants are made at their plant in Germany. My Pirelli cost about 4 grand more on road than the equivalent regular GTI. It has more power, more style, and the wheel and tyre package is worth the difference alone. Plus I don’t have wait 12 months plus for the next one plus waiting list time. Mark V looks better as well. I suggest anyone thinking about waiting for the next 157kw (vs. My 169kw) mark VI – have another look at the Pirelli!

By: Tom

Tom — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 06:40:03 +0000

“If your comfortable with your ‘packadge’ anyway…” i really hate comments like that, i hold them right up there 4 cylinder sports car drivers (you know the ones) going “take it to the twisties” for everything.

By: DanMan

DanMan — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:44:02 +0000

I found the GTI a nice Blend of drivabilty and performance. No part of the packadge overwelmed any thing else/everything in balance. Was nice. in ordun as the Germans Say.

147kw is really all you need. Honest. If your comfortable with your ‘packadge’ anyway…

Power to weight ratio is the ONLY performance yardstick that is worth a damn anyway… And the GTI seems to be right in that respect..

Miss my candy white one…

By: Ben Larden

Ben Larden — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:50:27 +0000

Good car to cruise up and down Oxford St in. Hairdressers will love the colour. A perfect car for Richo and Reckless! on their first date

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:52:49 +0000

Reckless1, 7 seconds is still a long time. And of course you can’t use all of those ‘mighty’ 147 killerwasps around town, but only P platers and fools drive like that. Sorry, but i’ve driven a GTi, i was actually surprised, it felt slightly underpowered as to what i was expecting. It’s still a fun car to drive, but i’m not going to kid myself that it wouldn’t be better off with a power figure around 190.

By: victory

victory — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:07:21 +0000

very good point. it is pretty obvious vw want to increase their sales before they stop production.
great car, but definitely worth the wait if you’re looking at buying a new gti.

whoever thinks 147kw can’t all be used, that’s the biggest load of crap considering peak power comes on at 5100rpm. as much as i love the mark 5 gti, acceleration past 120kmh feels slow, which i discovered during my test drive.
sorry to say, the 3 MPS is an absolute animal but my moneys still on the golf.

By: lee

lee — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:23:22 +0000

VW trying to clear old stocks…. dont fall for it….

new ones coming out next year. with better built DSG – lighter and extra gear…

why pay 50k when you can get a discounted one for 32k now?
all for the marketing ploy which you are paying for and die out in 3 months time….

By: zahmad

zahmad — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:05:33 +0000

Well said Tez!

By: Tez

Tez — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:55:00 +0000

No need to write the car off just because VW are using the yellow paint colour for their ads. You can actually order this car in a few other colours too, but the yellow stitching on the leather interior parts is still yellow… but that looks really cool.

If this one is made in Germany and not South Africa it makes the decision all that much harder as to whether to wait for the next GTI which will definitely be only built in Germany.

I mean… screw buying a German car built in Mexico or South Africa and paying the premium for doing so. Honda’s built in Thailand are the worst quality I have ever seen from Honda, you may as well buy a Kia and see better quality at half the price.

By: Joober

Joober — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:43:03 +0000

Disagree Tom, for a typical Australian road with speed limit being 100 and following the LAW, 147kw is plenty for a car like this. You don’t expect to tow anything, or use this car as a heavy hauler.

Trackwise thought, its a different story as you are looking to be the quickest you can be.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:35:14 +0000

Tom, if you use all of the 147kw in the GTI, you will get to 100ks in around 7 seconds or slightly less. That takes care of pulling into a 100 zone and getting up to speed quickly. How long does a “brutal” car take?

So tell me again how you would use all of it regularly around town, the above situation is the only one applicable. And in Melbourne, you’re lucky to find a freeway that still has a 100k limit – most of them are 80k or less :)

I’m not talking about the track, if you only have 147 there, it’s nowhere near what the GTI chassis can use. A stage 1 flash helps there – for less than $2000 (depending on which one you choose) you get 195Kw and 400Nm (give or take a few) in the 1380Kg car.

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 09:20:08 +0000

I disagree, 147kw isn’t really a great deal of power, pull out into a 100 zone, want to get up to speed quickly, its hardly brutal.

I will hear that the current power the HSV/FPV teams are putting out arn’t really necessary, but i mean, there being no were within the zones of the law you can use 147kw? Please.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:50:00 +0000

Err, Tim – no!

This is not an “old stock” engine, it’s a different engine to the outgoing GTI.

I don’t like the yellow, a darker colour should have been used for the “special”.

It’s not that much dearer than the Std GTI when you factor in the leather interior, DSG, and 18″ wheels.

But having bought a GTI in July, there is nothing about this edition that I would have waited for, even if it was known about at the time.

The newer engine with a bit more poke would have been nice, but there is nowhere where you can frequently use all of the 147kw/280Nm of the “standard” GTI and be legal anyway. I gave mine a bit of a prod the other night, and used 5500rpm only up a hill, and the damn thing was on 130 without the slightest strain, not even engine noise.

Yes, it was a closed track.