Breaking News !! MK8 GTI Officially Revealed
Power for the new VW Golf GTI comes from a 2.0-liter EA888 TSI engine (the latest evo4 variant of it), producing 242 HP (245 PS) and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm) of torque. As standard, VW’s latest hot hatch will be offered with a six-speed manual transmission, leaving the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic unit in the options list.
The big news in the chassis department is the addition of a new driving dynamics control system called ‘Vehicle Dynamics Manager’. The new system basically controls the XDS electronic differential lock and the DCC adaptive suspension, which has been revised for this generation of the fast Golf family and drops the Golf GTI and GTD 0.6 inches lower to the ground than a standard Golf.
VW now allows the drivers to choose beyond the preconfigured range of the Comfort, Eco and Sport modes when setting up their Individual setting via a digital slider. Drivers can now choose an even comfier setting from the fixed Comfort mode and go beyond the fixed Sport mode, further tightening the dampers for minimum body movements.
The interior of the new Golf GTI is tarted up with a new sports steering wheel with touch controls and three silver double spokes, the classic golf ball shifter knob (if you go for the manual) and the beloved tartan GTI sport seats.
The Innovision Cockpit combines a configurable 10.25 digital instrument cluster with a 10-inch infotainment system, while there’s also ambient lighting with 30 color options. Standard equipment includes the Lane Assist lane keeping system, Autonomous Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Monitoring, the XDS electronic differential lock and the Car2X communication module.
Power for the new VW Golf GTI comes from a 2.0-liter EA888 TSI engine (the latest evo4 variant of it), producing 242 HP (245 PS) and 273 lb-ft (370 Nm) of torque. As standard, VW’s latest hot hatch will be offered with a six-speed manual transmission, leaving the seven-speed dual-clutch automatic unit in the options list.
The big news in the chassis department is the addition of a new driving dynamics control system called ‘Vehicle Dynamics Manager’. The new system basically controls the XDS electronic differential lock and the DCC adaptive suspension, which has been revised for this generation of the fast Golf family and drops the Golf GTI and GTD 0.6 inches lower to the ground than a standard Golf.
VW now allows the drivers to choose beyond the preconfigured range of the Comfort, Eco and Sport modes when setting up their Individual setting via a digital slider. Drivers can now choose an even comfier setting from the fixed Comfort mode and go beyond the fixed Sport mode, further tightening the dampers for minimum body movements.
The interior of the new Golf GTI is tarted up with a new sports steering wheel with touch controls and three silver double spokes, the classic golf ball shifter knob (if you go for the manual) and the beloved tartan GTI sport seats.
The Innovision Cockpit combines a configurable 10.25 digital instrument cluster with a 10-inch infotainment system, while there’s also ambient lighting with 30 color options. Standard equipment includes the Lane Assist lane keeping system, Autonomous Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Monitoring, the XDS electronic differential lock and the Car2X communication module.