Volkswagen has announced that the Golf GTI Performance Pack has arrived in South Africa.

What exactly is the Golf GTI Performance Pack you may ask? Think of this as the ultimate Golf GTI. An extra R20 000 gets you an increase in power,with the Golf GTI Performance Pack now offering 169 kW. Furthermore, there’s also an uprated electronic limited-slip differential.

With an extra 7 kW and that limited slip diff, cornering performance has been claimed to have improved considerably. Torque from the 2.0-litre turbo engine remains the same at 350 Nm. The 0-100kph time has improved by 0.1 seconds and now sits at 6.4.The extras don’t stop there.Adaptive chassis control including driving profile selection and an ECO Function has been thrown in and there are also bigger internally ventilated disc brakes (340 mm front and 310 mm rear). Another distinguishing feature of the Golf GTI Performance Pack is the red GTI logo on the rear of the vehicle and the GTI logo on the front brake calipers.

A number of optional features can be chosen to customise your Golf GTI Performance Pack and these include:

Bi-Xenon headlightsDiscover Pro Radio with satellite navigationLight Assist with dynamic beam controlDYNAUDIO Excite sound systemKeyless accessPanoramic tilt sunroofMobile device interfacePark Distance Control (front and rear)Park AssistRear AssistTowbar unit

Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance Pack Price in South Africa

As of 22 April 2015, the Volkswagen Golf GTI Performance Pack retails forR447 800.