In brief - News overview
The new Golf GTI – 8th generation of an icon:
The Golf GTI takes driving dynamics into a new dimension
Facts
- Design icon – the 8th generation. The new Golf GTI is a purist, efficient, high-tech, compact sports car for the digital age
- Turbocharged petrol engine. The GTI engine generates 180 kW (245 PS). It powers the unmistakeable original version of the compact sports car
- Vehicle Dynamics Manager. New higher-level control system links all electromechanical running gear components
- Front-axle locking differential. Standard locking differential significantly improves new Golf GTI’s handling characteristics
- Digital Cockpit. New Golf GTI launches with digital instruments and digitalised controls as standard
- On the pulse of the digital world. New standard Engine Start/Stop button pulses red before the engine starts
- Light is the chrome of the future. Golf GTI features an all-new illuminated radiator grille bar as part of the LED daytime running lights
- GTI charisma. Open front bumper with GTI wings and honeycomb grille, GTI rear diffuser with tailpipes on the left and right
- LEDs in an X formation. Five strikingly arranged LEDs each in the Golf GTI’s front bumper create the fog lights (optional)
- Motorsport features. Black side sills with sharp-cut design form a line with the front splitter and rear diffuser
- Strong grip. The new multifunction leather sports steering wheel with touch controls, perforated leather and GTI clasp in chrome/red
Note: All equipment specifications apply to the German market.
