Mine did come with a hood pad. It's all but gone now and I need to redo it. Unless your interested in keeping the underside of your hood in mint condition, slap one on there. I don't know if the hood pad is good at protecting the paint on the top side of the hood from the heat or if it isn't a problem for it.
Perhaps the 4-cylinder model skimped on that luxury.

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63 220S W111
76 300D W115
2013 VW JSW TDI M6

previously-
73 280 SEL 4.5
86 300E 5 speed
2010 VW Jetta TDI M6