{"id":237007,"date":"2023-09-04T12:19:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=237007"},"modified":"2023-09-04T12:19:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T12:19:09","slug":"new-vw-id-gti-concept-takes-performance-brand-into-the-electric-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/car-reviews\/new-vw-id-gti-concept-takes-performance-brand-into-the-electric-age\/","title":{"rendered":"New VW ID. GTI Concept takes performance brand into the electric age"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Volkswagen\u2019s new ID. GTI Concept previews a hot version of the forthcoming all-electric ID.2<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--M0Zdgnzr--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1570031644\/autoexpress\/dsc_9517_0.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--iqO7H-4J--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1693771058\/autoexpress\/2023\/09\/Volkswagen%20ID%20GTI%20Munich%20-2.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Volkswagen has confirmed its intention to take the GTI performance brand into the all-electric age with its Munich show star, the ID. GTI Concept.<\/p>\n<p>The startling red baby hot hatch previews a faster version of VW\u2019s forthcoming ID.2, a Polo-sized all-electric supermini with a target price starting at around \u00a322,000. The German manufacturer has experimented with faster EVs already, badged as GTX \u2013 but the brand\u2019s latest boss, Thomas Sch\u00e4fer, is said to have decreed that the equity in the more iconic GTI badge shouldn\u2019t be wasted just because combustion engines are being dropped.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--Ri4q5mR1--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1689153629\/autoexpress\/2023\/07\/Best%20hot%20hatchbacks%20-%20Jul%202023%20header.jpg\">Top 10 best hot hatchbacks to buy 2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ID. GTI Concept is based on the ID. 2all show car revealed back in the spring. It\u2019s 4,104mm long, so just three centimetres longer than the Polo, but has a wheelbase of 2,600mm that\u2019s closer to the current Golf\u2019s. The accompanying short overhangs and chunky 20-inch alloy wheels give the show car a planted stance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--TVedOywa--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1693771091\/autoexpress\/2023\/09\/Volkswagen%20ID%20GTI%20Munich%202.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Other performance-oriented styling tweaks include a honeycomb-effect mesh grille in the lower portion of the front bumper, complete with motorsport-style towing eyes, deeply scalloped side skirts and a neatly integrated rear roof spoiler, plus an aggressive diffuser with red highlights. The VW badge on the rear hatch is also red, while the GTI moniker features near the front headlights, at the leading edge of the front doors, on the side skirts and, in a larger form, in the centre of the tailgate.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The car retains the five-door configuration of the ID. 2all, though; VW\u2019s design team is said to be lobbying hard to keep that car\u2019s \u2018hidden\u2019 rear door handles, integrated just ahead of the C-pillars.<\/p>\n<p>VW has only issued sketches of the cabin, but they show a red-themed evolution of the ID. 2all\u2019s interior, with a clean design dominated by a 12.9-inch infotainment screen but nevertheless featuring physical switches for all electric windows, plus the heating and ventilation, heated seats and audio volume. There are deep bucket front seats too, complete with an LED \u2018heartbeat\u2019 that pulses to show people outside that the car is secured and locked.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There are also golf ball dimple motifs on some of the centre console elements, referencing the original Golf GTI gearknob. The concept has a sophisticated augmented-reality head-up display that projects information for both driver and front passenger; VW says it could be used to show information like lap position, times or current race standings \u2013 though this item seems less likely to make production.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--vzeuppao--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1693480061\/autoexpress\/2023\/08\/Volkswagen%20ID%20GTI%20Concept%20-14.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>There are no motor and battery specifications or performance data for the concept yet, but VW has said that the car will feature a modified version of the current Golf GTI\u2019s electronic front differential. The company claims that it will be able to integrate this system\u2019s processes and software into the electric-motor control unit \u201cto an even greater extent than on the petrol models\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>However, as outlined in Auto Express\u2019s scoop on the baby EV GTI project, it\u2019s expected to have at least 220bhp and crack 0-62mph in just under seven seconds \u2013 figures that are pretty close to those of the existing Golf GTI.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--2ndlamRb--\/v1683626472\/assets\/partners\/powered-by-motorway_150x70.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" class=\"imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_4059af17lm4p8w9x polaris__image\" height=\"20\" src=\"\/public\/trustpilot-icon.png\"><\/p>\n<p>VW\u2019s head of design, former Bentley man Andreas Mindt, said the concept shows that GTI has \u201ca great future\u201d. \u201cI already had the GTI in mind when I first put pen to paper for the ID. 2all,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is now becoming reality and allowing us to project the GTI idea into the new age of electric mobility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ID.2 is expected to make its debut in 2026, although the production readiness of the latest concept would suggest that VW isn\u2019t likely to wait long before offering its GTI variant. We should expect the first EV GTI by the end of that year, therefore, or in the first half of 2027.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here for our list of the fastest electric cars in the world&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/volkswagen\/360845\/new-vw-id-gti-concept-takes-performance-brand-electric-age\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volkswagen\u2019s new ID. GTI Concept previews a hot version of the forthcoming all-electric ID.2 Volkswagen has confirmed its intention to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":237006,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New VW ID. 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