265 PS in the Golf GTI. The latest evolutionary stage of the EA888 turbocharged engine is used in the Golf GTI and the Golf GTI Clubsport: the evo4 generation. The EA888 evo4 is a four-cylinder petrol engine with direct injection (TSI). The fourth generation of this iconic engine is characterised by state-of-the-art fuel injectors, which inject the petrol-air mixture into the combustion chambers at a pressure of 350 bar. The Golf GTI has an output of 195 kW (265 PS). The maximum torque of the 1,984 cm3 engine in the Golf GTI is 370 Nm.
300 PS in the Golf GTI Clubsport. Parameters such as engine control, boost pressure and other internal engine measures increase the output of the turbocharged engine in the Golf GTI Clubsport to 221 kW (300 PS). The maximum torque is 400 Nm.
2.0 TSI plus 7-speed DSG. Both GTI versions of the EA888 evo4 are coupled to an extremely fast-shifting 7-speed direct shift gearbox (DSG) with gear steps that are perfectly matched to the acceleration characteristics. The new Golf GTI goes from 0 to 100 km/h in 5.9 seconds; the new Golf GTI Clubsport races past the 100 km/h mark after just 5.6 seconds. The top speed of both models is electronically limited to 250 km/h. The Race package (optional) offered exclusively for the Golf GTI Clubsport removes this cap on the top speed, taking it up to 267 km/h.