VW BENCHMARKING ID. GTI EV PROTOTYPE AGAINST FIFTH-GEN GOLF GTI: REPORT

It shares underpinnings with the upcoming ID.2 and is smaller than the current Golf GTI.

The Volkswagen ID. GTI Concept debuted at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany. VW already confirms that the production version debuts in 2026 and goes on sale in early 2027. Folks from the company are now dropping some details about the model's development.

VW R&D team leader Kai Grünitz says the company already has a drivable prototype, and the fifth-gen GTI is a benchmark for the project. "We want to make it agile, really direct and so you can feel the road with the damper settings. It’ll be fast but smooth and it’ll need more power than the ID 2 All," he told Autocar. A fake engine sound inspired by previous GTIs plays in the cabin, but drivers can turn this off.

Source: Autocar

2023-09-08T18:02:11Z dg43tfdfdgfd