New VW Golf GTI Details

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From study to series / GTI performance
GTI engine / the 2.0 T-FSI
GTI exterior
GTI interior
GTI running gear
GTI history
GTI technical data for generations I and V

The coolest GTI of all times makes its début in Paris

• Fast: Turbo FSI in the new Golf GTI produces 235 km/h
• Independent: GTI front section, GTI sport seats, GTI wheel rims, GTI cockpit

The Golf GTI is a cult object. Number produced: more than 1.5 million. 93.2 percent of all Europeans recognise it. To them, Grand Tourisme Injection means driving pleasure, great handling and vehicle perfect. And now the new Golf GTI is here: Its launch phase is being started at the Paris Motor Show. The new model was shown for the first time as a study at the IAA in Frankfurt. The world premiere of the series version will be in Paris. Volkswagen is keeping its word and - as announced precisely one year ago - is launching the fifth Golf GTI generation on the first European markets in the autumn. It is thus closing the circle by linking back up to the original version in the series. Faster, more powerful and more independent than ever. A Golf GTI in the pure sporting tradition, honest and striking.

GTI performance: The Golf GTI, which is available in both a two-door and four-door version, is powered by an agile 200 hp FSI turbo engine (147 kW). With a six-speed gearbox as standard, the ultra-modern four-cylinder engine pushes the front-wheel-drive Golf GTI from 0 to 100 km/h in just 7.2 seconds. To accelerate from 60 to 100 km/h in 5th gear, the GTI, which can reach 235 kg/h, needs just 7.5 seconds. Average fuel consumption is an economical 8.0 litres per 100 kilometres. In the DSG version with automatic Direct Shift Gearbox, the Golf GTI can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h even faster - in 6.9 seconds. Please note: we're talking about the automatic version here. The efficiency of the Direct Shift Gearbox can be seen if we look at the average fuel consumption of the Golf GTI with DSG: 7.9 litres. In addition to the fully automatic mode, the automatic can also be switched on using keys on the optional multifunction steering wheel.

THE GOLF GTI ENGINE:
A dynamic combination of direct injection and turbo charger

GTI Turbo: The 2.0 T-FSI in the Golf GTI has a high compression ratio of 10.5:1 and stands out because of its powerful torque (280 Newton metres between 1,800 and 5,000 rpm) as the ideal sports car engine. For the first time, Volkswagen is using a direct injection petrol engine with exhaust turbo charger for this 1,984 cc four-cylinder.

In detail, the 2.0 T-FSI uses the advantages of a homogenous direct fuel injection and combines it for the first time with the powerful benefits of a turbocharger. This has dynamic consequences: outstanding torque, an excellent response and driving pleasure at its best.

In design terms, the new engine harks back to the 110 kW / 150 hp 2.0 FSI (model series EA-113, 88 mm cylinder spacing) with coated direct petrol injection, as already used in the Golf. The main objectives in the development of the turbocharged FSI with its even more sporty, homogenous combustion, were, in terms of typical GTI characteristics, a clear improvement in performance whilst retaining the existing low consumption and emission values. Thanks to the core technologies of "direction injection" + "exhaust turbo charger" + "continuous intake camshaft adjustment" + "variable plastic controlled intake manifold" + further measures inside the engine, a very high level of efficiency was achieved. Like all Golf engines, the 2.0 T-FSI meets the requirements of the EU4 standard.

Alongside all the technical features, when it comes down to it, the new four-valve four-cylinder engine exactly fits the sportily agile character of the GTI without loosing any of the comfort and economy that have made the GTI so superb for everyday use for so long.

THE GOLF GTI EXTERIOR:
A GTI through and through from every angle

The new Golf GTI is clearly a GTI from almost every angle and every distance. This applies for the front section in particular: For the first time in almost 30 years of the GTI, it is completely different from the other Golf models in terms of its totally independent radiator grill design. And so, more than ever, this front section succinctly expresses the GTI look. And that means: a black radiator grill with a red frame strip.

GTI-Front: The "grid" of the radiator grill is made up of a honeycomb structure. The same is true of the recesses for the fog lamps which are located to the left and right of the lower radiator grill element and designed in the style of additional air inlets. Between the lower and upper part of the radiator grill, a shiny black painted cross-piece with side lines rising upwards in a V shape creates a two-dimensional connection. With this completely new, powerful design, the integrated front spoiler below and the 15 mm lower sports running gear, the Golf GTI seems to suck up the road and the air in front of it like a racing car. Other visual GTI features: the darkened headlight frame (or in light chrome with Xenon) and, or course, the GTI lettering incorporated into the grid.

GTI tail: In the tail sector, it is the striking roof edge spoilers, the polished stainless steel double exhaust pipe ends (diameter: 2 x 70 mm), the newly designed lower bumper and, once again, the GTI logo that characterise this Golf as a sports car. The tail spoiler, which is larger than the Golf Trendline, Comfortline and Highline, takes on (like its earlier counterpart) a clear aerodynamic function by increasing the contact pressure of the Golf GTI, which can reach 235 km/h, on the road.

GTI Outline: GTI equipment and design elements also dominate the vehicle's outline: Here, it is the 17" alloy wheels (type: Denver) fitted as standard, with the 225/45 tyres, the lowering of the running gear described above, the red painted brake callipers of the particularly stable 16" brake system, combined as standard with ESP, discreet black sill extensions and a black high-gloss baffle at the B pillars that give the GTI its extra flair

GTI colours: The colours used for the exterior of the GTI also reflect its sporty appeal. There are colours, after all, which go more perfectly with the interplay of the black and red GTI specifications and the 17" alloy wheels (fitted as standard) than others. "Tornado Red" and "Plain Black" for example, or "Candy White", a shade similar to that offered for the original GTI. In addition, the Golf GTI is available in "Pearl Blue", "Black Magic Pearl Effect", "Reflex Silver Metallic", "Blue Graphite Pearl Effect", "United Grey Metallic", "Shadow Blue Metallic" and "Laser Blue Pearl Effect".