The new Volkwagen Golf
It's the Design Vision GTI, a racing concept penned under the “watchful eye” of VW design chief Klaus Bischoff, designed to show off a) another horrendously powerful über-Golf, and b) how the seventh-generation GTI could translate as a racer.
So this GTI concept sits on the same platform as the new Golf, but is 15mm shorter, 57mm lower and 71mm wider than standard.
There's quite a lot of racing intent inside, too. The rear bench has been ripped out and replaced with an X-shaped cross member, underneath which sit a couple of racing helmets. There's carbon, Alcantara, a “minimum” amount of switchgear and, of course, the familiar red, black and white GTI colour scheme.
Volkswagen has also fitted an onboard camera and the ability to network with your online friends. The display in the console “talks” to other cars on the circuit, working out the state of the race in real time, and you can send your friends your laps, lap times, and even onboard footage of your gurning face shouting “yippeee!” Probably.
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