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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.

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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