Much has been speculated after the presentation of the Volkswagen Design Vision GTI, from doubts about the engine, passing through the performance and even the interior finishes.
But Razão Car brings you all the details about this concept for a future GTI, with super sports capabilities. Golf GTI fans can now relax their spirits and quell their anxiety as we'll take you on a new journey through the details of this Volkswagen Design Vision GTI.
Let's get down to business and for that very reason, we're “killing” with the performance of this Volkswagen Design Vision GTI, which has a top speed of 300km/h and 3.9s from 0 to 100km/h, values that dispel any doubts. as to the super sporting vocation of this «Golf on steroids».
Still catching the breath of such performance for this little family member(?!), let's move on to design, which is the responsibility of Klaus Bischoff, Volkswagen's design director. The extremely wide body kit allows you to accommodate wider tires and increase lane width, rewarding stability. When we talk about wider tires we are talking about 235mm wide tires at the front and 275mm at the rear, shod on 20-inch wheels.
Speaking of the demon that torments the soul (chassis) of this Volkswagen Design Vision GTI, a lot of ink has flown, as to what engine really equips this «possessed» Golf. The final choice fell on the 3.0 TFSI bit-turbo block, which delivers 503 horsepower at 6500rpm and an overwhelming torque of 560Nm at 4000rpm, but that's not all. Note well that at 2000rpm we already have 500Nm, ready to burn any set of tires and punish the DSG gearbox – lucky for us, we are shielded by the 4Motion all-wheel drive system, for whatever reason.
But Volkswagen didn't just want to inject doses of madness into the Volkswagen Design Vision GTI, because, despite the super sport nature of this Golf, the environmental conscience was not forgotten and the Volkswagen Design Vision GTI is equipped with 2 3-way catalytic converters, all for that no environmentalist call a demonstration outside Quinta do Anjo (Autoeuropa).
Of course, when power goes up, in cars with short wheelbases, braking becomes a pivotal point in the dynamic balance of these small rockets, and that's why the Volkswagen Design Vision GTI is equipped with a carbo-brake kit. ceramic, consisting of 381mm discs at the front and 355mm at the rear.
Now that we've already given you a guided tour of the engine room, let's really talk about how significant the differences between this Volkswagen Design Vision GTI are, for a Golf mk7 GTi. Although it looks similar in length, in fact it isn't as this concept is 15mm shorter, due to the rear bumper design. In terms of height, of course, this Vision GTi is less 55mm and in width it gains more 71mm. In terms of lane width, this vision GTi is 1.58m, while the Golf GTi mk7 is only 1.51m.
Aesthetically, the Volkswagen Design Vision GTI follows the GTI standard, with the traditional body paint scheme in candy white, contrasts with piano black finishes and small details such as the front grille trim and the GTI lettering in red.
Inside, Tomasz Bachorski, director of interior design at Volkswagen, simply ordered his team to follow the pure styling of the iconic GTI, perhaps that's why the minimalist interior, with just the essential controls and a few design notes , it suits you so well.
The steering wheel has been given special treatment and features the DSG gear levers, redesigned to be more ergonomic. As for the essential instrumentation, it was condensed at the center and has buttons for: emergency turn signals, interior camera, power cut, fire suppression system and finally, a button for the ESP. The Volkswagen Design Vision GTI also has a selector on the steering wheel, in the style of the Ferrari Manettino, which allows you to choose 3 driving modes: the “Street” mode, more geared towards urban driving, the “Sport” mode and finally , the “Track” mode.
For fans of Nissan GTR-style instrumentation, this Volkswagen Design Vision GTI provides information on the center console's screen regarding power, torque and turbo pressure. This information can be switched by a map of a track with timed laps. The interior cameras can be oriented to different areas of the cockpit and allow for a different experience for track days.
A radical proposal from Volkswagen that stirred the hearts of GTI fans. The prices, if produced, won't be famous, but this Volkswagen Design Vision GTI is proof that Volkswagen doesn't just produce the “people's car” and is also capable of presenting something fresh to capture attention.
