2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI Fortieth Anniversary Version

The VW GTI has formally reached center age. To rejoice its birthday, VW is launching a particular Fortieth-anniversary restricted version model of the new hatch referred to as the — you guessed it — Volkswagen Golf GTI Fortieth Anniversary Version, which it introduced on Tuesday.

You’ll be capable of inform the particular version aside from an everyday, backyard selection GTI thanks to a couple particular design cues. The primary and most blatant distinction would be the exterior coloration. Whereas the particular version shall be accessible in 4 colours, two are distinctive to the Fortieth-anniversary version: Urano Gray and a basic GTI coloration, Twister Purple. The opposite two colours are Opal White Pearl and Pomelo Yellow Metallic.

Past the particular colours, the Fortieth Anniversary Version will get different design tweaks like doorsills with particular “40” badging in a honeycomb-like design, plus an illuminated grill with a crimson stripe throughout it; a Fortieth-Anniversary particular black-painted roof, black mirror caps. It’s rolling on distinctive gloss black 19-inch wheels with crimson pinstripes, wrapped in summer season efficiency tires borrowed from the not-for-the-U.S. Golf GTI Clubsport 45.

Inside there’s a “40” badge on the steering wheel, honeycomb inside accents, basic plaid fabric seats, and a golf ball-inspired knob for the shifter on guide fashions.

These hoping for extra energy with this particular version are out of luck. The Fortieth-anniversary version is powered by the identical 2.0-turbocharged I4 with 241 and 273 lb-ft of torque as different GTIs. As in the usual GTI, you possibly can pair that with both a six-speed guide or a seven-speed DSG transmission with VWs Tiptronic shifting.

Whereas a number of particular version vehicles break the financial institution, this one doesn’t appear to try this. Pricing for the 2023 VW Golf GTI Fortieth Anniversary Version begins at $34,150 for the guide; the DSG will set you again $34,950 together with a $1,095 vacation spot price.

If you’d like one, you’re going to must act shortly although. VW is just making 1,500 of the Fortieth-anniversary version divided up between guide and DSG fashions. It goes on sale later this 12 months.