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JST · 02-02-2006, 05:34 PM

The GLI feels like a stiffer A3, but it's heavier, feels bigger, and feels slower. It's also as ugly as sin.

The GTI...now, that might be a truly great car. The 3 door, at least, should be a bit lighter than the A3, and it will be stiffer, too.

None at dealers yet (confusingly, as they did with the 99 Jettas, there will be 2006 Mk. IV GTIs AND 2006 Mk. V GTIs, apparently). The woman at the veedub stand at NAIAS said March (for the 3 door).

I'm still trying to figure out where it fits in my fleet, but I see a white 5 door GTI in my future.

02-02-2006, 05:34 PM	#2
JST 195 Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 24,635	The GLI feels like a stiffer A3, but it's heavier, feels bigger, and feels slower. It's also as ugly as sin. The GTI...now, that might be a truly great car. The 3 door, at least, should be a bit lighter than the A3, and it will be stiffer, too. None at dealers yet (confusingly, as they did with the 99 Jettas, there will be 2006 Mk. IV GTIs AND 2006 Mk. V GTIs, apparently). The woman at the veedub stand at NAIAS said March (for the 3 door). I'm still trying to figure out where it fits in my fleet, but I see a white 5 door GTI in my future.