It Looks Like The Golf GTI's Days Are Officially Numbered
Volkswagen is accelerating plans to electrify its range, and future GTIs are now officially on the list.
We know Volkswagens are changing in the wake of the dieselgate emissions scandal, and if this latest nugget of news is anything to go by, in 10 years time they’ll be unrecognisable.
Auto Express is reporting that the firm is planning a hot version of last year’s all-electric I.D. hatchback, first seen at the Paris Motor Show. From comments made by senior VW staff, a faster version of any electric car is always likely.
The magazine quotes Christian Senger, whose snappy job title of ‘vice president Product Line G4, e-mobility’ gives him plenty of insight, as saying: “Today we are really successful in having a range of performance, especially at Volkswagen. We need to recreate this with e-mobility.
“We can start with a rational approach, the car performing quite well every day. But then we can scale up. More range, more acceleration, more charging points for the money and maybe also 4WD.”
The company’s sales and marketing boss, Jurgen Stackmann, has also said that the Golf and Polo GTI will have to change significantly, hinting that they will go electric as well. He said: “I think the formula of GTI will change – it will not be the same formula that took us here. But to have an exhilarating, fun to own, fun to drive car, with electric cars it is possible to deliver that.
“Technology is clearly set to be able to do that – it is actually quite easy to do, with four-wheel drive if you want to.”
Confident words, there. Would you entertain the idea of an all-electric hot hatch?
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Seems like none of you have actually driven an electric car. I have owned a 6-speed MKV GTI for years and I love it to death. That said, I have driven every EV on the market with the exception of Tesla’s products. The grounded feeling from having the battery pack on the bottom and the instant torque made my GTI feel sluggish and primitive in comparison. If VW could make a 200+ HP/200+ftlb torque electric GTI, count me in. It would beat current GTIs to 60. This is exactly what I’ve been dreaming of as a long time GTI owner.
People act like this is gonna happen tomorrow…
Petrol GTIs won’t end till petrol engines end, yes there will be fully electric GTIs alongside petrol powered ones (and hybrids cough Golf GTE cough). So don’t pretend it’ll be the end of the world.
Since when does the CT community even care about Golf GTIs all of a sudden?
Some say the price of an R32 grew 4 sizes that day.
Looks like VW doesn’t want to play Golf anymore….
The day of no gasoline GTI will be a sad day indeed.
Everybody’s freaking out like VW is going to start tomorrow. And like it or not, the world is going to run out of oil in the next 50-60 years if we keep consuming it at the rate we are, so electric cars are coming no matter what.
nope
Germany and US cars are electric? Go on, haha. That’s good.
What’s next? An electric bugatti?
All publicity.
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