Why No GTI

[B13NGL]

Right we all no that the 2.0 TSI is effectively the GTI but why isn't it branded that way?

what's all your thoughts on why they did this?

[Cuprabob]

There was GTI variants of the Mk1 and MK2 but it was dropped in favour of GTX, GT2, Scala and Storm possibly to make the Scirocco seem more upmarket as well as keeping the GTI brand for "hot" hatches

[B13NGL]

yeah i suppose, would be nicer being able to explain my car rather than what its called on VW's website as a Scirocco GT 2.0 TSI 210 DSG! haha

[Mark V]

The GTI name seems to be saved exclusivley for the Golf (and puzzlingly also the Polo).....probably contributes to lower Roc insurance premiums though!

[ZephyR]

The term GTI doesn't mean so much these days. The "I" stood for fuel Injection at a time when only a few high performance cars on the road had that new technology. That made the Golf GTI stand out from other Golfs and other cars because of its extra power. Whereas today fuel injection is the norm.

[Cuprabob]

The term GTI doesn't mean so much these days. The "I" stood for fuel Injection at a time when only a few high performance cars on the road had that new technology. That made the Golf GTI stand out from other Golfs and other cars because of its extra power. Whereas today fuel injection is the norm.

I remember reading many years ago that the "I" didn't actually stand for injection as when the engineers originally knocked up the concept, the car had twin Weber 40 carbs. It was implied the name GTI was agreed before the decision to use the Bosck K-Tronic fuel injection system.

[ZephyR]

Are you even older than me cuprabob ?

[Cuprabob]

Are you even older than me cuprabob ?

Old enough to have owned a MK1 Golf GTI and a MK2 Scirocco GTX in the 80s:-)

[B13NGL]

i suppose it does make up for the lower insurance premium, although i almost bought a 6 month old S3 before i ordered my new roc and the insurance wasn't much different..