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2003 Volkswagen GTI 1.8T
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Showing the 2003 Volkswagen GTI 1.8T 2dr Hatchback
$2,040-$8,212
Current Listing Price
Overview
| Seats | 5 |
| Door Count | 2 |
| Engine | 180-hp, 1.8-liter I-4 (premium) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual w/OD |
| Drivetrain | FWD |
| Combined MPG | 27 |
| Warranty | Bumper-to-Bumper, 48 mo/50,000 mi |
Colors
Exterior (7)
Black Magic
Imola Yellow
Indigo Blue
Jazz Blue
Reflex Silver
Silverstone Gray
Interior (4)
Black
Black/Gray
Gray
Red
Packages
Cold Weather Package
$150
MSRP
Heatable Front Seats
Heated Front Windshield Washer Nozzles
Leather Package
$800
MSRP
Leather Seat Trim
Cold Weather Package
Leather Shift Boot
Luxury Package
$1,240
MSRP
Power Glass Sunroof
Monsoon Sound System
Specifications
STANDARD
OPTIONAL
| Front ventilated disc brakes | |
| 3 point rear center seatbelt | |
| Front seatbelt pre-tensioners | |
| Security system | |
| 3 ABS channels | |
| Height adjustable front seatbelts | |
| 4 wheel disc brakes | |
| Spare tire mounted inside under cargo | |
| Panic alarm | |
| Immobilizer | |
| Traction control | |
| Brake assist | |
| Four-wheel ABS brakes | |
| Dual front side impact airbags | |
| 2-way head restraints | driver and passenger, rear |
| ABS and driveline traction control | |
| Side Curtain Protection(TM) curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbag | |
| Full-size spare tire | |
| Remote keyless entry | |
| Brake assistance | |
| Dual front impact airbags | |
| Full size spare tire | |
| Side-impact bars | |
| Adjustable front head restraints | |
| Electronic stability | |
| Daytime running lights | |
| Curtain 1st and 2nd row overhead airbags | |
| Seat-mounted driver and passenger side-impact airbags | |
| Power door locks | |
| Four-wheel disc brakes | |
| Driver and passenger front-impact airbags | |
| ABS | |
| Manual adjustable front head restraints with tilt | |
| 3 rear head restraints |
| Engine | 180-hp, 1.8-liter I-4 (premium) |
| Transmission | 5-speed manual w/OD |
| Transmission | 5-speed automatic w/OD and auto-manual |
| Ignition type | electronic |
| Intercooled turbo | |
| Sequential MPI | |
| Recommended fuel | premium unleaded |
| Horsepower | 180-hp @ 5,500 rpm |
| Fuel tank capacity | 14.5 gal. |
| Aluminum cylinder head | |
| Fuel economy city | 24 mpg |
| Torque | 173 lbs.-ft. @ 1,950 rpm |
| # of valves | 20 |
| Engine oil cooler | |
| Engine liters | 1.8 |
| Cylinder configuration | I-4 |
| Engine orientation | transverse |
| Fuel economy highway | 31 mpg |
| Manual-shift auto | Tiptronic |
| Low emission vehicle | |
| Engine | 1.8L I-4 DOHC 180hp turbo/supercharged |
| Battery-rundown protection | |
| Block heater | |
| Transmission electronic control | |
| 5 speed manual transmission | |
| Sequential sport shift | Tiptronic |
| Recommended fuel | premium unleaded |
| 120-amp. alternator | |
| Sequential multi-point fuel injection | |
| Single stainless steel exhaust | |
| Chrome tailpipe | |
| Engine oil cooler | |
| Front-wheel drive | |
| Battery amp hours | (60Ah) |
| Overdrive | |
| Transmission lock-up torque converter | |
| 5 speed automatic transmission | |
| Axle ratio | 3.65 |
| Transmission electronic control | |
| Overdrive |
| Transmission gear ratio (4th) | 1.03 |
| Transmission gear ratio (1st) | 3.30 |
| Transmission gear ratio (reverse) | 3.06 |
| Overdrive | |
| Transmission gear ratio (3rd) | 1.31 |
| Transmission gear ratio (2nd) | 1.94 |
| Transmission gear ratio (5th) | .84 |
| Transmission gear ratio (4th) | .94 |
| Transmission gear ratio (1st) | 3.80 |
| Transmission gear ratio (reverse) | 2.97 |
| Transmission gear ratio (3rd) | 1.36 |
| Transmission gear ratio (2nd) | 2.13 |
| Transmission gear ratio (5th) | .69 |
| Alloy wheels | |
| Rack and pinion steering | |
| P205/55HR16.0 BSW AS tires | |
| P225/45HR17.0 BSW AS tires | |
| Rear coil springs | |
| 16" wheels | |
| Rear anti-roll bar | |
| Front wheel size | 16" |
| Independent front strut suspension w/anti-roll bar | |
| Semi-independent rear torsion beam suspension w/anti-roll bar | |
| Rear wheel size | 16" |
| Steel spare wheel | |
| Front anti-roll bar | |
| Front tires | 205/55R16 |
| Gas-pressurized front shocks | |
| Power steering | |
| 17" wheels | |
| Front coil springs | |
| Sport suspension | |
| Gas-pressurized rear shocks | |
| Hydraulic power-assist rack-pinion steering | |
| Wheel locks |
| Roof rack | |
| Chrome tip exhaust | |
| Power door mirrors | |
| Front and rear mud flaps | |
| Fully galvanized steel body material | |
| Body-colored door handles | |
| 2 doors | |
| Rear cargo | liftgate |
| Bodyside moldings | |
| Body-colored grille | |
| Liftgate rear cargo door | |
| Body-colored grille with chrome accents | |
| Body-colored front and rear bumpers with body-colored rub strip | |
| Grille | body-colored |
| Heated door mirrors | |
| Power remote heated folding side-view door mirrors |
| Wind deflector | |
| Seatback storage pockets | 2 |
| Passenger manual folding mirror | |
| Steering wheel with manual tilting, manual telescoping | |
| Power glass tilting and sliding sunroof | |
| Driver manual folding mirror | |
| Ashtray | |
| Auxiliary driver-side visor mirror | |
| Power cargo access remote release | |
| Manual air conditioning | |
| Sunshade | |
| Illuminated passenger vanity mirror | |
| Air conditioning | |
| 1-touch down | |
| Integrated key/remote | |
| Keyfob trunk/hatch/door release | |
| Illuminated driver vanity mirror | |
| Air filter | |
| Audio media storage | |
| Day-night rearview mirror | |
| Trunk/hatch/door FOB controls | |
| Keyfob (all doors) remote keyless entry | |
| Remote keyless entry | |
| Full floor console | |
| Driver and passenger door bins | |
| 1-touch up | |
| Power fuel remote release | |
| Front cupholder | |
| Full floor console with box | |
| Driver's footrest | |
| Auto-locking doors | |
| Valet function | |
| 12V DC power outlet | 2 |
| Power windows | |
| Retained accessory power | |
| 2 12V DC power outlets | |
| 1st row express open/close sliding and tilting glass sunroof | |
| Power windows with driver and passenger 1-touch down | |
| Cruise control | |
| Illuminated driver and passenger-side visor mirrors | |
| Sunroof wind deflector | |
| Manual sunshade | |
| Front cupholders | |
| Telescoping steering wheel | |
| Front lighter element(s) location | |
| Illuminated glove box | |
| Illuminated locking glove box | |
| Illuminated entry | |
| Tilt steering wheel |
| Rubber front and rear floor mats | |
| Rear seat flip forward cushion/seatback | |
| Max seating capacity | 5 |
| Carpet front and rear floor mats | |
| Cloth door panel trim | |
| Driver and passenger heated-cushions | |
| Manual easy-entry driver and passenger seats | |
| Floor mats | |
| Premium cloth front and rear seat upholstery | |
| Front center armrest with storage | |
| Easy entry passenger seat | manual |
| Passenger lumbar support | |
| 6-way driver and passenger seat adjustments | |
| Cargo light | |
| Front center armrest | w/storage |
| Cargo space floor | carpet |
| Cargo cover | |
| Cargo tie-downs | |
| Metal-look shift knob | |
| Leather steering wheel | |
| Vinyl/rubber cargo mat | |
| Front sport seats | |
| Manual driver and passenger lumbar support | |
| Leather shift knob | |
| Cargo partition | |
| Easy entry driver seat | manual |
| Premium cloth upholstery | |
| Full cloth headliner | |
| Carpet cargo space | |
| Concealed cargo storage | |
| Front seats | bucket |
| Height adjustable driver seat | |
| Manual driver and passenger fore/aft adjustment | |
| Manual reclining driver and passenger seats | |
| Manual height-adjustable driver and passenger seats | |
| Chrome interior accents | |
| Driver lumbar support | |
| Leather front and rear seat upholstery | |
| Rear bench seat | |
| Plastic trunk lid/rear cargo door | |
| Carpet cargo mat | |
| Driver and passenger heated-seatbacks | |
| Rear 60-40 bench seat | |
| Carpet floor covering | |
| Leather upholstery | |
| Rigid cargo cover | |
| Leatherette door panel trim | |
| Max. seating capacity of 5 | |
| Height adjustable passenger seat | |
| Heated front seats |
| Remote 6-disc CD changer | |
| Primary monitor touchscreen | |
| Speed sensitive volume | |
| 8 performance speakers | |
| Cassette | |
| Audio theft deterrent | |
| CD player | |
| Radio grade AM/FM stereo with seek-scan, auto-reverse cassette, single in-dash CD player | |
| Amplifier | |
| AM/FM radio | |
| Trunk/cargo area 6-disc remote CD | |
| Premium audio system | |
| 8 speakers | |
| Integrated roof antenna | |
| Remote CD compatible | |
| 8 premium speakers | |
| Speed-sensitive volume | |
| 8 Monsoon speakers |
| Low-fuel warning | |
| Aero-composite halogen headlamps | |
| Low-coolant warning | |
| Front reading lights | |
| Light-tinted windows | |
| Oil-pressure warning | |
| Trunk-ajar warning | |
| Dome light with fade | |
| Variably intermittent wipers | |
| Front windshield visor strip | |
| Fixed interval rear window wiper | |
| Water temp. gauge | |
| Rear window blind | |
| Battery warning | |
| 2 door curb/courtesy lights | |
| Front and rear reading lights | |
| Variable intermittent speed-sensitive wipers wipers with heating jets | |
| Low-washer-fluid warning | |
| Rear reading lights | |
| Variable intermittent speed-sensitive wipers wipers | |
| Key-in-ignition warning | |
| Rear window wiper | |
| Lights-on warning | |
| Variable instrument panel lighting | |
| Trip odometer | |
| Analog display | |
| Rear window defroster | |
| Tachometer | |
| In-dash clock | |
| Light tinted windows | |
| Speed sensitive wipers | |
| Water-temp. warning | |
| Door-ajar warning | |
| Heated front windshield wiper jets |
| Wheelbase | 98.9" |
| Front legroom | 41.5" |
| Front headroom | 38.6" |
| Maximum interior cargo volume | 41.8 cu.ft. |
| Engine horsepower | 180-hp @ 5,500 rpm |
| Interior cargo volume | 18.0 cu.ft. |
| Passenger volume | 88.0 cu.ft. |
| Engine bore x stroke | 3.2" x 3.4" |
| Compression ratio | 9.50 to 1 |
| Engine type | I-4 |
| Payload | 902 lbs. |
| Ground clearance (min) | 130mm (5.1") |
| Valves | 20 |
| Front shoulder room | 53.7" |
| Front tread | 59.6" |
| Fuel economy highway | 31 mpg |
| Rear headroom | 37.4" |
| Engine torque | 173 lbs.-ft. @ 1,950 rpm |
| Exterior body width | 68.3" |
| Drag coefficient | .31 |
| Ground clearance (min.) | 5.1" |
| Turning radius | 17.9' |
| Rear shoulder room | 52.7" |
| Rear legroom | 33.5" |
| Curb weight | 2,932 lbs. |
| Fuel tank capacity | 14.5 gal. |
| Valvetrain | DOHC |
| Engine displacement | 109 cu.in. |
| Fuel economy city | 24 mpg |
| Exterior length | 164.9" |
| Exterior height | 56.7" |
| Interior cargo volume seats folded | 41.8 cu.ft. |
| Rear tread | 58.8" |
| Corrosion perforation warranty (months/miles) | 144/ unlimited |
| Basic warranty (months/miles) | 48/50,000 |
| Powertrain warranty (months/miles) | 60/60,000 |
| Roadside assistance warranty (months/miles) | 48/50,000 |
3 Trim Levels Available
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