Lucia Andrade
The new GTI Club Sport is the commemorative model of the 40th anniversary of the Golf GTI and also one of the most powerful of Volkswagen. It is a limited edition with a sporting and very exclusive vocation, since only 290 units will be manufactured for Spain, one for each CV of engine power.
El Volkswagen Golf GTI It is a classic in the automotive world and its history is full of successes. Initially, when it was launched in early 1976, it was only planned to produce 5.000 units but, today, more than two million have been marketed over 7 generations. Commemorative models have been designed Golf GTI in the 20th, 25th, 30th and 35th anniversary and now it could not be less.
Different, and at the same time similar
Four decades ago the public was offered the Golf sport option at a competitive price and that has established itself as a reference in its segment. It was already easy to distinguish the GTI from the other versions thanks to their side stickers, their emblems GTI and the grill with a characteristic red line, among others and according to the generations. Although it seems that if we compare the first and last GTI there are many differences, VW still maintains the idea of functional sportiness in a compact car intact.
As novelties, the new GTI Clubsport has the function 'overboost' capable of changing 265 hp to 290 hp for 10 seconds, a top speed of 250 km / h and a 0 to 100 km in less than 6 seconds. The exterior, with 'Belvedere' forged wheels, twin tailpipes and a sportier-than-ever interior, matches possibilities such as seating. GTI 'Buckets'.
The price of this gem of automotive engineering is de € 38.050, while that of the "basic" GTI is 32.400.
