GTI, sportsmanship and history together now with the wind and the sky
like great travel companions. What is tempting this tasty cocktail with
ingredients so succulent? The history of the Volkswagen Golf is even
bigger with this special version Cabriolet, pure passion and essence on
wheels.
It has taken six generations and 36 years to attend the birth of the first Golf GTI Cabriolet -today, already sells the Golf VII, although version VII GTI will have to wait for spring 2013 -. Presented in partnership in the Geneva Motor Show 2012 and showcased to fans of Volkswagen at Worthersee Festival 2012, we were one of the privileged few to be able to drive through the beautiful Austrian roads. Just a few weeks later, we relocated to their commanders, and the unforgettable sensations experienced in alpine lands now have experienced on Spanish soil.
The image of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet betrays him and much of the war paint of the closed roof version inherits this glamorous convertible variant. Among its sportswear, highlight the front grille in honeycomb design gives Honeycomb and small red profiles, a bumper forward slightly oversized rear air diffuser, chrome tailpipes, side skirts and typical alloy wheels 17 inches five radios. See it on the outside and the color black fabric hood true to the tradition of the Golf Cabrio is a pleasure. More still needs to be lead. Let's get to it.
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In the inside, the sporty atmosphere of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet also breathes very clearly with special seats with plaid upholstery, optionally in leather, chrome inserts everywhere aluminum pedals and the characteristic flattened wheel with GTI emblem on the bottom. After analyzing the compartment, should look for the button to fold the hood retro textile dyes marked. Right next to the handbrake lever, find the switch that opens or closes the roof. In such maneuvers, in no time we exceed 9.5 seconds , even able to open and close the hood on the move, but yes, a very low-speed not exceeding 30 km / h .牋牋?
We started to move and from the outset the Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet positively surprised us the great job of soundproofing done in the cockpit. With the top up, the perceived noise inside is almost imperceptible for four passengers, however, when you fold it, the sound itself to do annoying to occupants as we increase our speed, if you want to disappear partially, can optionally install a windbreak manual installation, at the cost of the two rear seats. When making a car of this kind, the space available in the trunk always is diminished. In this case, and according to official capacity stands at 250 liters, while the manhole is extremely close to the trunk. It is this natural function, to offer practical solutions and functional, its real purpose is the sportiness and exclusivity.
