| Exterior |
| Antenna |
2-Door |
4-Door |
| Roof-mounted 'fin-type' satellite radio antenna |
S |
S |
| Anti-Corrosion |
| Fully galvanized sheet metal |
S |
S |
| Badging |
| Front/passenger side/GTI badge |
S |
S |
| Rear/driver side/GTI badge |
S |
S |
| Bumpers |
| Body color bumpers |
S |
S |
| Dual exhaust tips |
S |
S |
| Doors |
| Anti-intrusion side door beams |
S |
S |
| Body color door handles |
S |
S |
| Grille |
| Black front grille with honeycomb mesh and red surrounding strip |
S |
S |
| Horn |
| Dual tone horns |
S |
S |
| Lights, Front/Rear |
| Dual-reflector halogen headlamps with clear, lightweight, chip resistant polycarbonate lenses |
S |
S |
| High Intensity Gas-discharge headlamps (xenon) with clear, lightweight, chip resistant polycarbonate lenses |
O |
O |
| Daytime Running Lights (DRL). Upon start-up of vehicle, headlights engage |
S |
S |
| Headlights-on warning tone, upon opening of driver's door when ignition key is removed |
S |
S |
| Halogen reflector lens foglights, integrated into front bumper |
S |
S |
| Side blinkers integrated into side exterior mirrors |
S |
S |
| Mirrors |
| Body color mirror housings |
S |
S |
| Driver and passenger side power exterior mirrors, heatable |
S |
S |
| Moldings/Panels |
| Side lower valance - textured black |
S |
S |
| Paint |
| Non-metallic paint |
S |
S |
| Metallic paint (no charge) |
O |
O |
| Roof |
| Power glass sunroof with tilt, slide, tinted glass, manual sunshade, pinch protection, and driver's door power lock operated convenience closing feature |
O |
O |
| Spoller |
| Rear spoiler located above rear hatch |
S |
S |
| Tires |
| 225/45 R17 H, all-season performance tires |
S |
S |
| 225/40 R18 92Y XL, summer performance tires |
O |
O |
| 225/40 R18 92H XL, all-season performance tires |
O |
O |
| Temporary use spare tire |
S |
S |
| Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) |
S |
S |
| Wheels |
| 7J X 17" alloy wheels |
S |
S |
| 7.5J X 18" alloy wheels |
O |
O |
| Wipers/Washer |
| Two-speed windshield wipers with variable intermittent wipe feature |
S |
S |
| Heated windshield washer nozzles, front |
S |
S |
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| Interior |
| Air Conditioning |
2-Door |
4-Door |
| Manual single-zone climate control (Climatic), CFC-free |
S |
S |
| Alarm/Anti-Theft |
| Anti-theft vehicle alarm system for doors, hood, trunk lid, radio, and starter, with warning LED on drivers door in door top sill and with audible and visual activation |
S |
S |
| Immobilizer theft deterrent system |
S |
S |
| Armrest |
| Front center armrest adjustable/folding with storage compartment |
S |
S |
| Ashtray |
| Non-smoker package (power outlet with plug, storage receptacle with insert) |
S |
S |
| Assist Handles |
| Silicone damped-return assist handles, two front and two rear |
S |
S |
| Cruise Control |
| Cruise control |
S |
S |
| Defroster |
| Electric rear window defroster |
S |
S |
| Doors/Side Panels |
| Integrated armrests in front door panels |
S |
S |
| Integrated armrests in rear panels |
S |
S |
| Floor Mats |
| Front and rear floor mats |
S |
S |
| Instrument Cluster |
| Brake pad wear indicator |
S |
S |
| Illuminated controls and gauges |
S |
S |
| Safety belt reminder and fuel cap seal warning |
S |
S |
| Speedometer, tachometer, odometer, trip odometer, coolant temperature gauge, fuel gauge, gear indicator (if equipped with optional automatic transmission), outside temperature, warning lights, digital clock. |
S |
S |
| Multi function trip computer: Featuring trip time, trip length, average trip speed, average trip fuel consumption, current fuel consumption, miles to empty, compass, radio station display, personalizing functions. |
S |
S |
| Keys |
| Folding keys (2) with radio-frequency remote transmitter for central locking, eyelet |
S |
S |
| Valet key |
S |
S |
| Lighting |
| Interior front center dome light with time delay and two reading lights |
S |
S |
| Luggage compartment light |
S |
S |
| Interior rear center dome light |
S |
S |
| Locks |
| Automatic locking feature (doors lock automatically when vehicle reaches 8 mph). Dealer can disable feature or program to unlock when ignition key is removed. Doors unlock automatically upon airbag deployment |
S |
S |
| Child safety rear door locks |
- |
S |
| Driver and passenger door mounted power lock/unlock switches for central locking system |
S |
S |
| Remote central power locking system with selective unlocking and key operated convenience open and close feature (windows) |
S |
S |
| Mirrors, Interior |
| Driver and front passenger visor vanity mirrors, illuminated with cover |
S |
S |
| Interior rearview mirror |
S |
S |
| Mirror control pad with joystick control |
S |
S |
| Ornamentation |
| Chrome button for parking brake lever |
S |
S |
| GTI specific interior trim |
S |
S |
| Lockable cylinder for glove box |
S |
S |
| Metallic trim around shifter |
S |
S |
| Metallic instrument cluster rings |
S |
S |
| Power Outlets |
| Power outlet (SAE size) in trunk |
S |
S |
| Power outlet (SAE size) in center console |
S |
S |
| Radio/Audio |
| Touchscreen Premium VIII AM/FM radio with in-dash CD Changer player, MP3 readable, satellite radio compatible, MDI, 8 speakers, theft-deterrent warning light and coding system. |
S |
S |
| "RNS510" navigation system featuring 6.5" High Resolution (800x450 pixels) touch-screen display, Integrated 30 GB hard drive (10 GB Navigation, 20 GB audio), Audio CD (WMA and MP3) and video DVD playback, SD memory card slot, center console 3.5mm auxiliary input, Multimedia socket MEDIA-IN for direct connection of USB flash drives, USB-certified MP3 players. |
O |
O |
| Bluetooth® Hands-Free Call Receiving System |
S |
S |
| MDI located in center console |
S |
S |
| Dynaudio lite premium sound system |
O |
O |
| Auxiliary input jack |
S |
S |
| Satellite Radio - Sirius® |
S |
S |
| Restraint Systems |
| Driver and front passenger front airbag supplemental restraint system |
S |
S |
| Driver and front passenger side thorax airbag supplemental restraint system |
S |
S |
| Side Curtain Protection® |
S |
S |
| Rear passenger side thorax airbag supplemental restraint system |
- |
O |
| Optimized head restraints - Driver and Passenger standard seats |
S |
S |
| Emergency locking retractors for all seating positions |
S |
S |
| Front seat safety belts pretensioners with load limiters |
S |
S |
| Rear outboard seating safety belts pre-tensioners with load limiters |
- |
O |
| Height adjustable front 3-point safety belts |
S |
S |
| Rear 3-point safety belts, all 3 seating positions |
S |
S |
| LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tether for CHildren. Formerly known as ISOFIX) - child seat lower attachment points and top tether rear outboard seating positions |
S |
S |
| Child seat tether anchorage points with markings in rear seating positions |
S |
S |
| Buckle switch (sensor that deploys airbag depending on safety belt use) |
S |
S |
| Interlock feature - center rear safety belts cannot be extended unless seat back is in fully locked position |
S |
S |
| Seating, Front |
| 8-way manually adjustable sport front seats: fully reclining, height adjustable with adjustable head restraints |
S |
S |
| "Easy Entry System" allows front seat to move forward for easy access to rear seating area |
S |
- |
| Manual Lumbar support, adjustable for driver and front passenger seats |
S |
S |
| Heatable front seats |
S |
S |
| Seating, Rear |
| Rear seat head restraints, height adjustable, all seating positions |
S |
S |
| 60/40 split folding rear seat with center armrest and pass-through |
S |
S |
| Special Features |
| Satellite Radio - Sirius® |
S |
S |
| Blinker control stalk with lane change feature (one tap on the lever creates a three-blink sequence) |
S |
S |
| Steering Wheel |
| 3-spoke leather wrapped multi-function sport steering wheel, with audio controls (includes paddle shifters on both sides of steering wheel when equipped with optional DSG®) |
S |
S |
| Height adjustable and telescoping steering column |
S |
S |
| Steering wheel deformable/collapsible upon impact |
S |
S |
| Theft-deterrent steering column |
S |
S |
| Storage, Interior |
| Two front cupholders |
S |
S |
| Two rear cupholders |
S |
S |
| Front door storage pockets |
S |
S |
| Front seatback storage pockets |
S |
S |
| Front storage compartment located in center console |
S |
S |
| Soft opening (silicone dampened) glovebox, lockable |
S |
S |
| Sunvisor |
| Driver and passenger, with sliding feature |
S |
S |
| Trim (Details) |
| Leather shift knob |
S |
S |
| Leather handbrake grip |
S |
S |
| Alloy appearance pedals |
S |
S |
| Chrome interior door handles |
S |
S |
| Trunk/Cargo Area |
| 2 tie-down hooks in trunk, one in each corner |
S |
S |
| Fully carpeted/lined luggage compartment |
S |
S |
| Grip on inside of trunk lid to assist closing |
S |
S |
| Loading edge protection, plastic |
S |
S |
| Upholstery |
| Interlagos Sport seat fabric |
S |
S |
| Ventilation System |
| Air vents in instrument panel |
S |
S |
| Rear passenger ventilation for heat and A/C in center console |
S |
S |
| Pollen filter |
S |
S |
| Windows |
| Power windows with pinch protection and automatic one-touch feature, operable from driver's side only |
S |
S |
| Technical |
| Battery |
2-Door |
4-Door |
| Hard shell battery box protection |
S |
S |
| Body Panels |
| Crash optimized front end |
S |
S |
| Brakes |
| ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) |
S |
S |
| Power assisted front vented disc brakes, rear solid disc brakes |
S |
S |
| Red front and rear brake calipers |
S |
S |
| EBD - Electronic Brake-pressure Distribution |
S |
S |
| HBA - Hydraulic Brake Assistant |
S |
S |
| Emissions |
| Federal 50 state approved LEV II ULEV - T2 BIN 5 : LEV II / T2 EVAP : 200 hp |
S |
S |
| PZEV 50 State approved LEV II SULEV - T2 BIN 2: ZEVAP(PZEV) / T2 EVAP : 200 hp |
O |
O |
| OBD II |
S |
S |
| Engine |
| 2.0TSI - 200 horsepower, 207 lbs-ft torque, in-line 4 cylinder, 16 valve, turbocharged and intercooled with direct injection |
S |
S |
| Side Protection |
| Anti-intrusion side door beams |
S |
S |
| Steering |
| Electro-mechanical variable assisted power rack-and-pinion steering |
S |
S |
| Suspension |
| Independent front McPherson struts with stabilizer bar |
S |
S |
| Rear fully independent four-link suspension with coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and stabilizer bar |
S |
S |
| Sport suspension |
S |
S |
| Traction Control |
| ASR - Anti-Slip Regulation |
S |
S |
| EDL - Electronic Differential Lock |
S |
S |
| EBA - Engine Braking Assist prevents compression-induced skidding in slippery conditions |
S |
S |
| Electronic Stabilization Program |
S |
S |
| XDS - Electronic Limited Slip |
S |
S |
| Transmission |
| 6-speed manual transmission |
S |
S |
| 6-speed automatic DSG® with Tiptronic® and Sport mode |
O |
O |
| Cable shift mechanism - manual transmission only |
S |
S |
| Clutch starter interlock for manual transmission. Vehicle will not start if clutch is not depressed |
S |
S |
| Hydraulic clutch for manual transmission |
S |
S |
| Launch Control program (For DSG® transmissions) |
S |
S |
