2011 Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35

Volkswagen has announced specific details about the latest edition of the Volkswagen Golf GTI - Golf GTI Edition 35 - which celebrates the 35th anniversary of the original hot hatch.

New Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 offers enhanced 25PS, 235PS development, the most powerful production Golf GTI to date.

Since the debut of the original Volkswagen Golf GTI in 1976, GTI has gained cult appeal, and an independent brand and GTI milestone anniversary, celebrated with a special model.

And increased power, the new Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 features a special design elements created for the model. A revised front bumper and 18-inch light alloy wheels to be seen on the exterior, while interior look back to the golf ball gearknob. Signature of '35 'appears at the front wing, plate threshold, barring the head and the middle panel chair.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 with his debut at the Wörthersee GTI event in Austria in early June 2011.

Orders in the UK for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 will open later this year, with full UK pricing and specification which was released in time.

2011 Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35

Volkswagen has announced specific details about the latest edition of the Volkswagen Golf GTI - Golf GTI Edition 35 - which celebrates the 35th anniversary of the original hot hatch.

New Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 offers enhanced 25PS, 235PS development, the most powerful production Golf GTI to date.

Since the debut of the original Volkswagen Golf GTI in 1976, GTI has gained cult appeal, and an independent brand and GTI milestone anniversary, celebrated with a special model.

And increased power, the new Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 features a special design elements created for the model. A revised front bumper and 18-inch light alloy wheels to be seen on the exterior, while interior look back to the golf ball gearknob. Signature of '35 'appears at the front wing, plate threshold, barring the head and the middle panel chair.

Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 with his debut at the Wörthersee GTI event in Austria in early June 2011.

Orders in the UK for the Volkswagen Golf GTI Edition 35 will open later this year, with full UK pricing and specification which was released in time.

Crazy gullwing-door Volkswagen Golf GTi

by Vijay Pattni
These are the first pictures of the craziest-looking Golf GTi Volkswagen has ever built – the Volkswagen Golf GTi Performance.
The Volkswagen Golf GTi Performance is a design study which the carmaker is showcasing at the annual Worthersee Tour.
The Volkswagen Golf GTi Performance study is a one-off car by the German carmaker which features crazy upwards-opening doors as found on the Lamborghini Murcielago and Lamborghini Gallardo.
View more images of the Volkswagen Golf GTi Performance
The Volkswagen Golf GTi Performance study also features a wide bodykit, lowered suspension and larger alloy wheels.
The bonkers Golf is on display at the Worthersee Tour, which is an annual gathering of Audi and Volkswagen enthusiasts and a platform for one-off VW models.
Last year Volkswagen unveiled the 6-litre twin-turbocharged Golf W12 650, which uses the engine from a Volkswagen Phaeton and produces a titanic 641bhp.
View more images of the Volkswagen Golf W12 650
This means the mid-engined hatch will accelerate from 0-62mph in just 3.7 seconds and hit a top speed of 195mph – as quick as a Lamborghini Gallardo.
Volkswagen hasn’t released any official information on the one-off Volkswagen Golf GTi Performance study, but the pictures show two huge exhaust tips surrounded by wire mesh.
And Volkswagen has fitted two bottles of nitrous oxide – which instantly boost power at the touch of a button – into the boot, indicating an uprated version of the standard Golf GTi’s 200bhp 2-litre petrol engine.
The mad Golf gets a black and orange paint scheme with racing decals while the interior gets a three-seat interior.
Audi is also showcasing two crazy new models at the Worthersee Tour – but this one’s going into production.
The hot new Audi TT Clubsport Quattro is an open-top roadster with no fixed or folding roof and will come with a highly tuned 2-litre turbocharged engine said to “break the magical 300bhp barrier.”
View more images of the Audi TT Clubsport Quattro
Audi is also displaying the Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro at the Worthersee meet.
View more images of the Audi A3 TDi Clubsport Quattro
Check out the standard Volkswagen Golf GTi put through its paces: