A red, manual three-door with the tartan seats was the Mk5 Golf GTI dream - now it's Shed money
A red, manual three-door with the tartan seats was the Mk5 Golf GTI dream - now it's Shed moneyFor Shed, a man with a permanently puzzled expression, life is full of conundrums. One headscratcher that he has never understood is why most of us think that Golf GTI seats should be covered in tartan cloth, or 'plaid' as the Americans like to call it.
Not surprisingly perhaps, the red braces of the young Wolfsburg go-getters who thought they were on the brink of launching VW’s most exciting car ever didn’t spontaneously combust when they were shown Grunhild’s suggestions. You can see why. Even in 2024, any average Joe or Jolene asked to come up with the words that said ‘sport’ to them would take quite a while to reach tartan or indeed golf.
Sadly, Gunhild died a couple of years ago aged 86. We’re not sure what she thought of cars like the 2004-on Mk5 Golf GTI, but contemporary reviewers rated the hell out of it. Part of that was down to sheer relief at the replacement of the leaden Mk4 GTI but the Mk5 was more than just a reputation-saver, it was a very nice car in its own right.
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