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Golf GTI goes topless


Golf GTI goes topless

Author: Isaac BoberDate: 8 June 2011
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To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen chose the legendary GTI Meet at Wothersee, Germany to unveil its first officially built open-top version of the icon.

While the production Golf cabriolet can already be ordered (not in Australia), the Golf GTI Cabriolet Concept is still a concept. Visually, the concept is not just a rip off of the standard Golf GTI. For instance, the front fog lights give way to air inlets to help cool the brakes.

In profile, the open-top GTI’s look is characterised by black-silver 19-inch “Glendale” alloy wheels with 235-series tyres. They fill out the wheel arches nicely, as the Golf’s ride height has been lowered. Another feature that stands out in side profile are the brake callipers painted “Tornado Red” with black GTI logos.

The concept car’s interior was upgraded with “Black Stripe” pattern accents and Nappa leather seats with red GTI logos in the head restraints. The seams between the individual leather surfaces provide a sporty contrast; they are styled in “Flash Red” and “Crystal Grey”. Two-tone door inserts were coordinated with the seat pattern.

As on the interior door panels, fine red decorative seams also customise the leather-trimmed steering wheel and the trim of the gearshift and parking brake levers. This colour is repeated in the red borders of the black safety belts and the black-red piping of the floor mats.

Running the same engine as its hard-top sibling, the cabriolet concept GTI gets to the legal limit in around 7secs. If you want to see VW build the thing, head to our NRMAdriverseat page at Facebook and drop us a line.

 

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