Along with the 2010 Golf 2.5L and TDI diesel, Volkswagen of America has also free thorough information on the pricing and the open options for the 2010 GTI MkVI that is motivated by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine with exact-injection that pushes out 200HP at 5,100 rpm and 207 lb-ft. Of torque from 1,800 all the way up to 5,000 rpm. Those numbers are the same with the before-gen MKV GTI but 10HP minus than its European counterpart.

With the rank six-tempo guidebook transmission, the U.S.-spec 2010 GTI can go from 0 to 60 mph (96km/h) in 6.8 seconds and onto an electronically partial 130mph (209km/h) top swiftness while delivering an EPA-estimated 31mpg on the highway, and 21mpg in city dynamic.

When fixed with the possible six-rate dual-grip DSG transmission, the GTi reaches 60mph in 6.7 seconds from a standstill and takings a superior EPA-estimated 32 mpg in highway powerful, and 24 mpg in city heavy.

In comparison, the 210HP Euro-spec GTI accelerates from standstill to 62mph (100km/h) in 6.9seconds (the guidebook and DSG) and has a top tempo of 142mph or 238km/h.

In the U.S., prices for the 2010 GTI outset from $23,990 (counting destination dash) for the two-door mold with a guide gearbox and top out at $25,690 for the four-door kind with the DSG transmission.