Turbocharged thrills. The new Golf GTI.
With its turbocharged engine, the new Golf GTI can keep up with anything. Powerful and reliable, this trusty companion is designed to elevate your busy day-to-day, with upgraded tech adding even more driving pleasure.
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Stay in control
Intuitive technology like Dynamic Chassis Control provides more engaging, precise, and responsive handling. So, every little twist and turn feels just right.

Shift into fun
Designed to get you where you need to go while having fun doing it. Every journey is a thrill with its increased turbocharged engine and exhilarating acceleration only the Golf GTI can deliver.

A bold move
Thanks to the performance enhancement from 180 to 195kW, you can now accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds. The front differential lock combined with the optional progressive steering ensures even greater comfort on your journeys even at a maximum speed of 250 km/h.
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For a sporty, elegant appearance
For a sporty, elegant appearance
The striking red line, together with dynamic bumpers in honeycomb design, are the unmistakble trade of the GTI. At the back, the roof spoiler and chrome-plated tail pipes catch the eye, while the LED tail light clusters round off the appearance. Attractive GTI lettering is emblazoned on the front doors as standard.
Enjoy sporty comfort
Enjoy sporty comfort
All of the components inside the GTI are carefully coordinated with each other to give the vehicle its distinctively sporty look. This starts with the GTI logos on the front seats and continues with the leather-look armrests and the specific decorative inlays. The multifunctional steering wheel with its red stitching with classic push buttons and the standard high-gloss black centre console round off the overall high-quality impression. A real highlight: the optional 32.7 cm (12.9 inch) infotainment display, which gives you access to entertainment, news, navigation and more.
Enhanced performance
Enhanced performance
Thanks to the performance enhancement from 180 to 195kW, you can now accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds. The front differential lock combined with the optional progressive steering ensures even greater comfort on your journeys even at a maximum speed of 250 km/h.
For comfortable travel
For comfortable travel
In the new Golf GTI you sit not only comfortable, but also flexible. The standard seats are upholstered with Scale Paper fabric sports seats. For an added touch of luxury, the GTI Touring Package offers Vienna leather sports seats.
Leather seats with active air conditioning are available on request, providing cooling in summer and warmth in winter.
Choose your profile
Choose your profile
Choose the driving mode that suits your driving style best thanks to a range of available driving profiles. For example, you can try the new sports mode, which offers you torque reserve when stationary and optimised launch control as an option.
Your personal touch
Your personal touch
You can gently illuminate the interior of your new Golf GTI with just a tap of the finger and choose from up to 30 colours as an option. Multiple light strips allow you to create a personalised lighting atmosphere.






Expand your horizons
Expand your horizons
Enjoy the full view with electric tilting and sliding panoramic sunroof on the Golf GTI Touring Package. Thanks to its enormous glass surface, it bathes all passengers in more light and offers an unrestricted view of the sky. Its electric roller sunshade protects from excessive sunlight. If you want to enjoy some fresh air, the front half of the roof can optionally be raised or moved completely backwards.
Important details at a glance
Important details at a glance
Digital Cockpit Pro
Would you prefer just to see the speed and mileage display? Or also other driving data, such as a full view of the navigation map or the title of the track you’re listening to right now?
It’s all in your hands: configure your high-resolution 26 cm (10.2 inch) optional Digital Cockpit Pro yourself with ease, so that it’s exactly the way you want it, including highlighting of certain graphics.
Have you heard?
Have you heard?
Ready 2 Discover radio
The optional Ready 2 Discover radio with six loudspeakers and one centre loudspeaker provides infotainment at an acoustically high level.
App-Connect (incl. App-Connect Wireless for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto ) also allows you to operate selected apps directly in your Volkswagen. And with the Digital Cockpit Pro you can keep an eye on your vehicle information at all times – configured according to your wishes.
Navigation
The optional navigation system „Discover“ provides intuitive navigation with traffic sign recognition and FM and digital DAB+ radio reception. In addition, the entire world of connected online services from VW Connect Plus is available to you. App-Connect (incl. App-Connect Wireless for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto ) also allows you to operate selected apps directly in your Volkswagen. And with the Digital Cockpit Pro, you can always keep an eye on your vehicle data – configured according to your wishes.
Say “Hello” to your Golf.
Say “Hello” to your Golf.
The new voice assistant allows you to conveniently operate your infotainment system. For example, you can select the radio station or telephone number you’re looking for.
Start the function by saying “Hello” and turn the vehicle into an intelligent conversation partner. The voice assistant also understands free formulations such as “I’m cold.” or “Where are there Japanese restaurants in Auckland?”. In addition, thanks to digital microphones, it recognises whether the driver or the passenger is speaking in order, for example, to provide the air conditioning specifically for the person making the request.
Voice assistant will also appear visually to you on the centre display, with interactions enabled via graphics. The system also asks questions or lets itself be interrupted.
GTI, open up
GTI, open up
Save yourself the bother of searching for your car key in your trousers, handbag or jacket pocket: once you have the key with you and you are no more than 1.5 metres away from your Golf GTI, the doors and boot lid optionally unlock automatically as if by magic. You also don’t need the key to start the engine. All it takes is the touch of a button. And if the optional Keyless Access isn’t working, then it just means that your key isn’t in your pocket after all. Perhaps it’s on the kitchen table?
At a glance, all of the important information
At a glance, all of the important information
With the optional head-up display, part of the windscreen becomes a projection surface that can display your speed, messages from your driver assist systems or navigation instructions. The projection itself is still clearly legible, even when light is shining directly onto the windscreen. So you remain perfectly informed – without needing to take your eyes off the road.
Sounds like more, a lot more
Sounds like more, a lot more
Harman/Kardon sound system
The eight synchronised loudspeakers with total power output of 480 watts ensure the perfect surround sound, also thanks to the digital 12-channel amplifier and the additional centre speaker. The subwoofer delivers precise bass tones.
You can therefore celebrate your favourite music in style.
Harman/Kardon sound system is available as standard on the Golf GTI Touring Package.





Safety features




Dynamic Light Assist
Your Golf: always in the best light – but without dazzling.
The optional advanced main-beam control Dynamic Light Assist improves visibility at night. The system can detect oncoming vehicles and vehicles ahead and automatically masks the corresponding areas of your main beam headlights.
In built-up areas, the vehicle also switches automatically from main beam to dipped beam. For you this means that you can drive for longer and more often with the main beam on. Streets are thus better illuminated and obstacles can be detected earlier.
Travel and Emergency Assist
Keeps you in lane. And keeps others at a distance.
With the Travel Assist you have an extremely useful driving assistant on board. It can keep you in your lane, maintain a minimum distance to the vehicle in front and the maximum speed you have set.
One of the features it uses to do this is adaptive lane guidance. This actively keeps the vehicle in the middle of the lane. Travel Assist adapts to your driving style and can also drive further to the left or right in its own lane instead of exactly in the middle.
If your Volkswagen is fitted with Park Assist, Side Assist and a navigation system, Travel Assist can also actively support you when changing lanes on the motorway as an option.
Here, the vehicle speed can be adapted to applicable speed limits as well as road layouts (bends, roundabouts etc.).
If you no longer show any driving activity as a result of a medical emergency, the optional Emergency Assist can register this and attempt to reactivate you. If it is unsuccessful in doing so, it can bring the vehicle to a controlled stop and prevent an accident, within the system limits.
Staying in lane.
Staying in lane.
Monotonous journeys can sometimes turn into dangerous situations. This is where Lane Assist can help: From a speed of 60 km/h, it can detect whether the vehicle unintentionally leaves its own lane. With corrective steering intervention, it can direct the driver’s attention back to what’s happening on the road.
The Side Assist can alert you to dangerous lane changes. An LED indicator in the exterior mirror tells you when a vehicle is in your blind spot or approaching quickly from behind.
When you signal to change lane, Side Assist calculates whether one of these vehicles could pose a danger to you based on position or speed – and draws your attention to this by flashing conspicuously.
Together with the Lane Assist lane departure warning it can also provide support through corrective steering intervention.
The Rear Traffic Alert (standard on R-Line) warns about vehicles crossing your path when reversing out of a parking space. If you do not react, the system can intervene and brake the vehicle to alleviate or even prevent a collision.
The exit warning system (standard on R-Line) helps you to avoid dangerous situations when exiting your vehicle. It can detect when another vehicle is approaching from behind and warn you acoustically and visually before getting out of the car.
Keeps its distance.
Keeps its distance. And sticks to speed limits.
The Adaptive Cruise Control ACC helps you to maintain a previously set maximum speed and preset distance to the vehicle in front.
The standard Front Assist emergency braking system with pedestrian and cyclist monitoring can warn you of critical situations involving pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles. It can even brake automatically in emergency situations. In evasive and turn-off situations, Front Assist can potentially prevent an impending accident within the limits of the system by issuing a warning or applying the emergency brake.
Golf GTI Touring Packages

This sleek new variant combines striking design with advanced features. Positioned above our current GTI variant, the GTI Touring Package offers premium specifications at exceptional value. Elevate your driving experience with a car that’s as stylish as it is smart.
- Electric adjustment seat (driver only)
- Seat heating
- Heated steering wheel
- Seat ventilation
- Panoramic sliding/tilting sunroof
- Electric adjustment with memory function (driver only)
- Power adjustable lumbar support (driver only)
- GTI "Vienna" leather sport seats
- Harman/Kardon premium sound system
- Heads-up display (HUD)
Golf GTI Variants

Golf GTI
From $69,990
Equipment Highlights:
- 19" Queenstown Alloy Wheels
- Illuminated Volkswagen Logo at Front
- Heads-up Display
- 7-speed DSG
- GTI Exterior Body Kit
- 12.9" Discover Media Satellite Navigation
- Wireless App-Connect (Android Auto & Apple CarPlay)
- 30-colour Ambient Lighting
- Climatronic 3-zone Automatic Air Conditioning System
- LED Plus Headlights
- Front Assist (Autonomous Emergency Braking)
- Pedestrian & Cyclist monitoring
- Lane Assist (Lane Keeping System)
- Side Assist (Blind Spot Monitor)
- Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with Travel and Emergency Assist
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- 3. The official fuel consumption, emissions, and EV range figures determined by the WLTP test should be used as a guide only, or for vehicle to vehicle comparison. Actual results may vary due to factors such as driving or environmental conditions.
- 4. International models might be shown for illustrative purposes only, and New Zealand specifications may vary
- 5. Some colours in these images are not available in New Zealand, the product guide contains the correct colours available to the New Zealand market
- 6. Additional and optional accessories may have an effect on fuel efficiency. Optional accessories and add-on packages are available at an additional cost
- 7. App-Connect is compatible for selected apps with the latest smartphone versions of iOS and Android, active data service, and connection cable (sold separately)
- 8. Safety technologies are designed to assist the driver, but should not be used as a substitute for safe driving practices
- 9. Leather appointed seats have a combination of genuine and artificial leather, but are not wholly leather
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