The GTI variant of the eighth-generation Golf lineup is highly-anticipated in the automotive world and we can now confirm that Volkswagen will be taking the covers off at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show in March.
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The regular Golf GTI will return with its familiar 2.0-litre turbo four now making 232 hp (173 kW
They envisioned that car with a “more aggressive front bumper where two C-shaped diffusers channel air towards the massive lower grille.”
he ‘X’ in the name is claimed to denote four-wheel drive, suggesting upcoming performance ID models could use a twin-motor set-up.
That is not exactly Super SUV performance figures but it is more than enough grunt to haul your family around and tow pretty much whatever you wanted to.
Naturally, we are all wondering what the GTI will look like and thanks to digital artist X-Tomi Design, we have a very decent ‘preview’.
In the same press release, it stated that the most powerful version (the Golf R) will have over 300 horsepower which seems to suggest the fight against Mercedes-AMG A45 S and Audi RS3 will not happen.
The representative confirmed that the local offerings would include the 1.4 TSI, the all-new GTI and of course the range-topping Golf R.
There is no engine noise accompanying the video but the way it launches itself off the line and out of every single corner is mightily impressive.
While the car has been spied testing with varying levels of camouflage, the sketches give the first glimpse at how the car will appear in finished form.