Vw Golf Gti Mk5
The gti offered a 200 horsepower turbocharged 2 0.
Vw golf gti mk5. Vw golf gti mk5 buying guide it marked a long overdue return to form for vw s hot hatch and now you can find out just how brilliant it is for yourself for less than half the car s original price. Volkswagen golf gti mk5 2006 to 2009. It s flash with a whole lot of substance. A 2 0t tsi which put out 217 hp 258 lb ft.
But arguably the finest gti of them all is the one you see here the mk5. Find your ideal volkswagen golf gti mk5 mk6 from top dealers and private sellers in your area with pistonheads classifieds. The first production run for the mk5 vw gti was in late 2004. A 2 0l tsi engine delivers 228 hp and 258 lb ft of torque 4.
Looking for a volkswagen golf gti mk5 mk6. Adding bodykits can actually make these cars looks cheap and nasty really quick so i m fully on board with craig s thinking here. When it comes to looks and performance the golf gti is as distinctive as it is refined. Let s start with what s under the hood.
In the latter half of 2008 the mk5 gti housed an updated engine. Craig also has a mk5 volkswagen golf gti that he built for his son and it s this car i want to share with you today. On the outside things have been kept simple. Launched in europe in 2004 the mk5 golf reverted to the rabbit moniker when it hit u s.
The volkswagen golf mk5 codenamed typ 1k is a compact car the fifth generation of the volkswagen golf and the successor to the volkswagen golf mk4 built on the volkswagen group a5 pq35 platform it was unveiled at the frankfurt motor show in october 2003 and went on sale in europe one month later. A compact mpv version of the car was produced as the golf plus. Like a bolt from the blue the mk5 golf gti came out fighting in late 2004 determined to snatch back the family jewels while simultaneously flicking vees to the needlessly complicated r32. In the early model years 2004 2008 5 the mk5 gti housed a 2 0t fsi engine which put out 197 hp 207 lb ft.