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VW Golf GTI (Mk V) specs

Price in Europe €24,200 - €25,185
Price in US $23,230 - $29,290
Car type Compact
Curb weight 1303-1443 kg (2873-3181 lbs)
Introduced 2004
Origin country Germany
Gas mileage 13.1-10.7 l/100 km (18-22 mpg US / 22-26 mpg UK)
CO2 emissions 192 - 272 g/km
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Acceleration (kph)

0 - 40 kph2.1 s
0 - 60 kph3.3 s
0 - 80 kph5.1 s
0 - 100 kph6.8 s
0 - 120 kph9.9 s
0 - 140 kph13.2 s
0 - 160 kph17.8 s
0 - 180 kph23.6 s
0 - 200 kph32.2 s
Est. 1000 m29.8 s @ 194.0 kph
60 - 100 kph3.8 s
80 - 120 kph4.8 s
Est. 100 - 140 kph6.2 s
Est. 100 - 200 kph25.8 s
5 - 60 mph6.8 s

Acceleration (mph)

0 - 30 mph2.2 s
0 - 40 mph3.2 s
0 - 50 mph4.5 s
0 - 60 mph6.0 s
0 - 70 mph7.9 s
0 - 80 mph10.1 s
0 - 90 mph13.0 s
0 - 100 mph16.1 s
0 - 120 mph28.3 s
Est. 1/8 mile10.8 s @ 78.9 mph
1/4 mile14.5 s @ 95.0 mph
Est. 1/2 mile26.1 s @ 116.2 mph
VW Golf GTI acceleration graph

General performance

Top speed235 kph (146 mph)
Est. max acceleration0.44 g (4 m/s²)
18m slalom62.3 kph (38.7 mph)
Lateral acceleration0.90 g (9 m/s²)
100 kph - 036 m (118 ft)
60 mph - 034 m (113 ft)
70 mph - 049 m (162 ft)

Powertrain specs

Engine type Inline 4, Turbocharged
Displacement 2.0 l (122 ci)
Power 200 ps (197 bhp / 147 kw)
Torque 280 Nm (207 lb-ft)
Power / liter 100 ps (99 hp)
Power / weight 142 ps (141 bhp) / t
Torque / weight 199 Nm (147 lb-ft) / t
Efficiency 17 PS per l/100 km
Power / €5000 40 ps
Transmission 6
Layout front engine, front wheel drive

More 0-60 and 1/4 mile times

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SupGuys  2y ago

plus this car is ugly from the back and front


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SupGuys  2y ago

I prefer the Mk4 instead.


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Corvolet3  3y ago

Exact same 0-100 mph time as the Golf IV R32. Interesting.


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Casey  4y ago

I ran a 9.3 in a stock MKV Gti slips to prove it.


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Hoppelmoppel123  4y ago

AutoZeitung ClassicCars (10/2020):
Fuel: 11.2 l/100 km


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Burek  4y ago

Best car there is, bought a 2008 one. Excellent fuel economy, fast, reliable, compact but also spacious. Highly recommend it


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Shaggy  12y ago

The Volkswagen Golf GTI ranks among my favorite hatchbacks, fuel efficient, quick, fast, dependable, and well built, Germans don't skimp on the build quality of their cars, I admire that.


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Shaggy  12y ago

@ Venicius: The sound of a Honda V Tech Inline 4 does it for me, in my humble opinion, the opinion of a Toyota man when it comes to Japanese cars, the Honda V Tech inline 4s are the best sounding 4 cylinder engines in the world.


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Vinicius  12y ago

Nice car, I love this front design of the mkv gti's. Unfortunately, VW from Brazil didn't sell it on brazilian market nor imported it from Mexico. I drive an audi A3 with the same specs of a Gti, and for me it is a very nice car to have, fast, practical and with a good fuel
consumption. I believe anything bellow 6.8 s on 0-60 is a very optimist mark. Here in Brazil due to our gasoline poor octanage it is estimated on 7,1 s.


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monkeypop  13y ago

They may be part of VW but those cars have absolutely nothing in common with a Golf.


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TheBlackStig  13y ago

bugatti, audi, lamborghini are part of vw


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monkeypop  13y ago

@Stig

Are you actually trying to compare a VW to Golf to Audi, Bugatti and Lambo??

The golf is a regular economy car and in my opinion a quite ugly one. No one in their right mind would ever call this car a "panty dropper".


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TheBlackStig  13y ago

Its a very nice car .
the golf r32 was my first car and it was funny to drive over the hockenheimring .and do you know: bugatti, audi and lamborghini are ,,vws"
so be quiet goofy.


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Masiya  13y ago

if you're living in south africa, under the age of 25. Golf GTI is the first choice car for young chicks and students. It was nicknamed "panty dropper".


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a littel boy  13y ago

the one it the back grond is just betterer it just is


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Apathy  13y ago

You sure it wasn't 6.82?


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mafsa  13y ago

I drive a golf 5 gti with 42000 km 18 inch rims got 6.8 sec 0-100km today on the r21 highway


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Malema lutendo  14y ago

Hey beliv it or nt 0-100km am drving mk1 velocity 1.8is 2007 i do 4.2sec


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TheFrank  14y ago

2867lbs?? That's lighter than the 8th Gen Civic SI coupe in the states!

So are the GTI's in Europe really 300+ pounds lighter than the one's in the U.S?

I asked because the 05-current GTI's in the U.S.A weigh ~3150-3250lbs NOT 2867lbs.


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AntiDarren  14y ago

@Darren: You do not work for the VW/Audi group. You are a liar and you most probably drive an old Beemer with shiny new magwheels.


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@darren  15y ago

the megane rs 250 can do it in 5.9 sec.


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golf3diesel  15y ago

@jefrizn you do 0-100 in 6 seconds,but on speedometer which at 100 kmh actually gets you going with like 95 kmh :D


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Darren  15y ago

I feel I should but in about now. I work for the VW audi group and I can assure everyone who is starting to think it might be true that not even Alonso could get a stock MK5 gti from 0-62 mph (0-100 kph) in anything less than 6.4 seconds for a DSG and 6.6 seconds for the manual. And anyone on here who is saying any different is either lying or there stop watch is broken. The only hatches in with a shout of breaking 0-100 kph in 6 seconds are the Focus RS, the Golf R and the Audi S3.


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Shivo  16y ago

My young bro just did 0-100 in 6.6 sec and 0-200 in 20.13 GTI rocks GUY anyone in GP for a race????


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jefrizn  16y ago

I recorded considerably faster times 0-100km/h in ~ 6 secs. 0-160km/h in 13 secs. 0-180km/h in 16 secs.0-210km/h in 24secs.Stock motor 2.0 Turbo FSI.DSG.2008 Black Magic 5 door. SportContact-2 225/45/17.Fuel unleaded RON97 PETRONAS Primax 3.


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jefrizn  16y ago

i think james's time was quite ok,well at least tenths of second faster than publish by VW. You can check the 2 vids posted by myself at youtube. search for jefrizn. mine also is stock.


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sam  16y ago

I think a 2008 or 2009 GTI mk5, would get 6,5s 0-100km, 'cause it has the same engine from the new gti mk6 and the scirocco. The EA888, dyno run 211hp.


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Anonymous  16y ago

if Gti timed 5,8 sec in 0-100km/h

S3 with haldex in 2 sec???

hahahahha.


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Anonymous  16y ago

hahahahahaha james.

0-100km/h in 5.8 sec??

You are crazy.

Golf GTi V is a piece of crap.


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Wads  16y ago

Timed with what method?

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