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- Volkswagen starts countdown for sixth generation of Golf GTI
- GTI concept car with completely new design forges link to original GTI
- Turbo engine with 210 PS consumes just 7.5 liters and delivers 240 km/h
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The first Golf GTI wrote automotive history with design and performance that were unequaled at that time; it was launched in 1976. In 2004, the fifth GTI made a comeback that was more powerful than ever. From the debut of the first generation through production runout of the fifth generation, more than 1.7 million buyers made the GTI a world’s bestseller. Following now is a new GTI, sharper and more impressive than any of the others before it. A GTI whose chassis has redefined curves and traction with its new electronic transverse lock system (XDS). A 240 km/h fast GTI that is even more fun with its 155 kW / 210 PS strong turbo engine and consumes just 7.5 liters per 100 kilometers. A GTI that consistently transfers the tradition of the original version into the future. At the Paris Motor Show (October 04 to 19, 2008) Volkswagen is showing the first concept car of this new Golf GTI in a world premiere. A concept that will make people yearn for more. For Spring 2009. That is when the sixth Golf GTI will go into production. Continue reading ‘The New Golf GTI – Concept Car’
