More car wrapping in China on this Saturday night! We continue with a Volkswagen Golf GTI, seen in Beijing in 2013. The good Golf was reworked to a rather high level; with a pink wrap, a black wrap, darkened windows, extra large tires, lowered suspension, darkened headlight visors, pink stripes in the black grille, a pink GTI badge in that grille, and a black Volkswagen logo. Lot of work went into this one!
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Volkswagen GTI Is A Rare 3-Door Hot Hatch In China
A Volkswagen Golf GTI, seen in Beijing in 2017. The good GTI was painted in white with a black grille, black wheels, darkened windows, darkened head lights, and matte gray mirrors.
The 3-door version of the Mk5 Volkswagen Golf GTI is very rare in China. It was officially sold here in period but the vast majority of buyers went for the 5-door version. Power came from a 2.0 liter turbocharged four with 200 hp and 280 Nm. Only gearbox option in China was the 6-speed DCT. Top speed was 233 km/h and 0-100 was gone in 6.9 seconds.
The Mk5 Volkswagen Golf GTI was imported into China. Price of the 3-door version was 399.000 yuan, and the 5-door was 410.000 yuan (2006). Local production of the Golf GTI in China started in 2010 at FAW-Volkswagen, but only in 5-door form. Interestingly, the 3-door version, while not popular in period, has now reached somewhat of a cult status, with collectors snapping up the few cars that were sold.
Vokswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet Is A Rare German Convertible In China
A Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet, painted in a pretty shade of red with a black convertible roof. It was a brand new car, freshly arrived from Germany. I saw it in 2013 on a small parking lot next to the Liangma River in central Beijing, not far from Volkswagen’s China headquarters. The place was often used by Volkswagen for parking press cars and sometimes even test cars.
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Mk2 Volkswagen Golf GTI In Pink In China
A very striking Mk2 Volkswagen Golf GTI, seen by reader Ulrich in Shanghai in 2016. The great Golf is a work of art. It is painted in a very shiny pink with contrasting bumpers, mirrors, door handles, and other trim. The interior is in black leather with pink seatbelts and a pink steering wheel cover.
Volkswagen Bora-Golf Is A Red Oddity In China
One of the oddest car ever made by the FAW-Volkswagen joint venture was the Bora-Golf, seen here in a very pretty shade of red in Beijing in 2011. It was actually called the Volkswagen Bora HS and based on the Mk4 Volkswagen Golf, it was made from 2006 until 2009. The HS had the front and rear lights of the facelifted first generation China-made Bora.
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Volkswagen Golf R Has A Purple Black Wrap In China
A very spacey Volkswagen Golf R, seen in central Beijing next to Volkswagen’s China headquarters in 2010. The license plate is extra cool, as Volkswagen initially planned to call it the ‘R20’.
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