Wolfsburg, 17 May 2007 - The Golf GTI Pirelli is back; a powerful, fast and very exclusive GTI. Volkswagen is continuing the history of one of the best known limited edition models in Europe. In May 1983, the “Original Pirelli” arrived on the market. It was based on the first generation, second series Golf GTI. A distinctive identifying feature: Specially designed alloy wheels with the “Pirelli P” on their outer edges. A remarkable 10,500 cars of the special model were built and sold within half a year. Then it was over – a limited edition! If there were an Automobile Hall of Fame for young-timers, the “Pirelli GTI”, as it was called by its fans, would have long...Full Story

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Damn, I was just about to type that...one post too late!

...at any rate, looks way better than the lousy fahrenheit edt. orange.

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Call me crazy but it bothers me when tire manufacturers put out wheels... I feel like if you're good at one, you shouldn't be good at the other.

I'm 75% kidding about that.

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Modified by shark at 4:48 PM 5-21-2007

nowe they must be punished

1. Let's see the Edition 30 (Edition 25) here in the US.
2. It should not be stripped down like the '08 GTI's. Amenities such as Climatronic, headlight washer nozzles, etc. should return. After all, it is a special model and that's why we pay all the money we do for a VW.
3. We should have the option to choose 6 on the floor or DSG.

Once the above are satisfied, I'd love to see more special editions like the Golf Pirelli GTI. After all, if VWOA has the time and money to create Triple-white beetle's, Fahrenheit Golf's, etc., I don't think this is unreasonable.

Modified by SarahVTEC at 9:41 PM 5-18-2007

Dude 1: Hey man nice car. What color is it?

GTI Pirelli Owner: Thanks. Its SUNFLOWER

Dude 1:

HAHAHA you guys got shafted on the name front

In all seriousness tho besides calling the yellow "sunflower" it looks pretty hot. Those seats are Wish they had better pics of the seats and wheels

Modified by Dutchmastr9 at 2:37 PM 5-18-2007

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Another WTF from me too...the wheels were the first pic I went searching for...still looking

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My thoughts exactly... Make those ladies take off those darn belt buckles, they're going to scratch the paint!

1983 Golf GTI Pirelli:

1988 GTI advertisement:

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Once the tires were out I would run some Falken Azenis on there

Pirelli=overpriced/over-hyped Brazilian junk

A modern interpretation of the original Pirelli wheel would have been nice. I am thinking something like the plate A8 wheels we all love or hate.

yeah did you look at the spokes?

i was aobut to post about the madness with the chicks belt buckle but i see its been taken care of.

Probably not... looks too good to bring stateside.

Bringing stateside or not, I think it will/would be difficult for VW dealerships to have 2-3 different special edition GTIs floating around on dealer's lots along with their regular stock of pkg 0, 1, and 2 GTIs.

The *F is available in Citurs Orange
The Edition 30 (25) is Red
The Pirelli GTI is "Sunflower" Yellow

The GTI is a nice car, but the GTI consumer would be flooded with choices. Granted, the 230BHP is a nice bump over a standard GTI, but I am just curious at what cost...

It looks like some of the options list is decided for the consumer from the get go...either 6-spd only or DSG only...why couldn't they do a half and half...As good as the DSG is, there are some that would rather have the 3rd pedal.

How more special edition GTIs are there? When will the Driver's Ed. be released?

The one on the right looks familiar, is her Helga?

i wrote a bit about the original on my blog (shameless plug )
http://oneighturbo.com/2007/05...relli/

From one of my links out to a translated page http://translate.google.com/tr...tools

I don't believe the red one above is an actual production Pirelli but more of an promo.. the site has tons of brochures etc.

there was even an MKIV '99 put out

Here is an actual one sitting at the museum

lets see if vortex blocks youtube. this is the reveal at worthersee
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsDTbb3ZfYI

Modified by OLD GHOST at 11:19 AM 5-20-2007

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1. what's a Pirelli ed. (besides cheapo badging) without bringing back a modern interpretation of the P-Slots? In theory (excluding the engine) there's nothing that distinguishing to set it apart...yeah yeah, interior, but blah blah blah

2. Enough with the Special Editions already! Why even bother having a GTI line? Why not just call their sport-tuned hatchbacks the VW Special Edition, at least for me the novelty of the Spec. Ed.s is really wearing thin. So there's new colours of paint, big deal. Introduce them as part of the standard lineup already....

(personally my all time fav. special edition colours were Vapour Blue and Reflex Yellow-yes, NB colours, so what?)

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