Can't find the right R32 but still fancy a fast Mk4 Golf? How about the limited-edition birthday version? 🎂
. The R32 is an interesting car, and its party piece, of course, is that warbling V6 up front. The trouble is finding a Mk4 R32. They are few and far between in the PH classifieds right now, with just two showing when I was looking. But while I was hunting, I did find a cheeky alternative. It’s this Mk4 Golf GTI 25It's a tidy thing, too.
The Recaro seats are nothing like as spectacular and wing-backed Konig items in the R32, but they are unmarked. On which note, I am wondering whether the rear seats, which are also marked up as Recaro, were actually changed over the standard ones? I can’t recall ever reading a description of a car that said ‘Recaro front and rear seats’ can you? If you bought one of these Anniversary models new, there could be a compensation claim there, bearing in mind the way things are these days.
As for the rest of the interior, if anything it looks snazzier than the R32’s. It’s brightened up no end by the orange embroidery and red strips and stitching on the seats. You even get rouge edging on the seatbelts. Otherwise, it’s very similar to the R32’s, with brushed ally trims and pedals, and a similar effect around the dials. It also has the same leather-wrapped three-spoke steering wheel , and the very latest gadgets.
Just like the interior, the exterior of this one looks A1. The Diamond Black paint gleams, and the model-specific 18-inch BBS wheels seem to have avoided the worst of the kerbs. Behind them, you’ll find bigger discs, which were vented at the back. Being a post-2001 Mk4 GTI means it also has an extra 30hp over the earliest Mk4 GTIs, boosting peak power to 180hp.
So there you go. It might not be the most sought-after Golf GTI, but it’s still a limited-run model – this one is number 260 of 1,800 made – built to celebrate the genesis of the hot hatch. That has to give it some worth, and yet it’s not priced at silly money. And like all Mk4 Golfs, it’s certainly a good-looking thing to have on your driveway.
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