Could it be said that you are prepared for the quintessential hot hatchback to go electric? Volkswagen is preparing the section with its retro-themed ID. GTI Idea at IAA Versatility 2023, which tries to connect 48 years of burning controlled GTI history with VW’s electric future.
Assuming the red vehicle included here looks recognizable, you’re likely contemplating the VW ID. 2all Concept, which was introduced early this year. The similarities are not accidental; the designers at Volkswagen actually had the GTI in mind when they created that concept, and as a result, you’ll find almost identical features here, albeit trimmed in black and red. There are sportier belts front and back, and it rides on wheels that draw motivation from the Mk1 GTI. Taillights are hazier, and a wing on the lid mixes with dark trim around the window. The grille additionally gets shut down with red trim, and normally, you’ll find GTI marking everywhere.
Right now, we’d very much want to inform you concerning the inspiration underneath the skin of this suggestive red hatchback. VW has not provided any information beyond the fact that it is a high-performance powertrain with a single motor and electronic differential lock for the front wheels at this time. Through the GTI Experience Control, which can adjust everything from the suspension to the steering feel, sound, and even create simulated shift points to resemble GTIs from decades past, it also provides a wide range of customization options.
Discussing a very long time past, you’ll track down more retro goodness inside, and not simply with the plaid seats. The ID. 2All keeps its digital interior with two screens, but VW gives the ID multiple settings. GTI Concept features traditional gauge displays. Want to voyage in a Mk2 GTI? You can set it up, and would it be a good idea for you end up winding up at, say, the Nurburgring, an expanded up front console will extend a design of the track on the lower corner of the windshield. In the interim, the traveler can monitor lap times … additionally projected onto the windshield.
Whether such tech comes to creation is obscure, yet VW says the inside design with the 12.9-inch focus screen, 10.9-inch driver screen, and the combination of actual controls are close creation things. In addition, the automaker explicitly states the ID. GTI Idea is a “first look at the interesting GTI future in light of the fact that the choice has been taken that it will go into creation.” Furthermore, however this idea centers around execution, VW advises us that it’s as yet a commonsense hatchback fit for conveying five individuals and 17.3 cubic feet of stuff in the boot.
When will this idea become reality? That is likewise a subject on which VW isn’t prepared to talk at this time. However, you can experience the future at IAA Portability 2023, where the ID. GTI Idea will be in plain view beginning September 5.