Confused about VW GTI Body Styles (Hatch)

[bimm3rb0y]

I'm retiring my e36 and looking to buy a VDub R32. I am confused though about the car because there are so many different models. There are:

1. R32
2. GTI
3. GTI VR6
4. GTI 20th Anniversary Edition...

Help!!! I am so confused. I preferably love the 2004 body style and like the R32 but I'm so confused with everything else. Is there anybody out there that could explain all this to me?

-Thanks

[PurduinaM3]

r32 > all. kthnxbye

[bimm3rb0y]

Still confused...

[Neel]

Originally Posted by PurduinaM3

r32 > all. kthnxbye

They only make power when they are turbo'd. Lightly modded vs an E36 m3, the m3 will win.. a friend of mine had an R32. I was faster.

[digitaldream]

Originally Posted by bimm3rb0y

1. R32
2. GTI
3. GTI VR6
4. GTI 20th Anniversary Edition...

MODEL: Volkswagen GTI 20th Anniversary Edition
ENGINE: 1.8-liter turbocharged four
STICKER PRICE: $23,800

Sometimes it's hard to believe that Volkswagen's hot little pocket rocket, the GTI, is 20 years old. But it is. Here I am, driving number 2946 of the special edition 2003 GTI. The car is Jazz Blue and should have someone under 25 driving it, but it's been a long time since I passed for 25.

So here's the first caveat. The GTI is designed for a younger generation than that to which I am a member. If I sound like a fuddy-duddy at times, that's why.

Under the hood of the GTI is a turbocharged 1.8-liter inline four-cylinder engine that pumps out 180 horses. When you realize the front end of the GTI is identical to that of the Jetta, you also realize that there's room for a V6or even W8 under the hood, which could offer some serious power.