The real thing will look very similar to this.
After a long teaser campaign, Volkswagen finally revealed the Golf 8 at a Wolfsburg event last week. You could argue that a performance derivative has been introduced of the company’s core model. This is because the plug-in hybrid GTE packs 245 horsepower, the same power as the Golf 7 GTI Performance. Purists will argue that an electric motor is not possible in a sporty . Therefore, we are sure that many people are waiting patiently for the Grand Touring Injection.
In 2020, the GTI will be revealed. VW will also unveil the track-oriented GTI TCR and the diesel-powered GTD. The three-door body style will not be available on the Mk 8 so all hatchback models will have the more practical five door arrangement.
Since the original Golf GTI, more than 40 years have passed and VW has been perfecting its hot hatch recipe since then. The model’s eighth iteration will likely increase power. Reports suggest that the 2.0 TSI engine will produce a little more than 250 hp, and just under 290 hp in the TCR model. The GTI will not be the most powerful VW has ever made, as the limited-run Clubsport in Europe had a formidable 310 horsepower. This was enough to temporarily take the title of fastest front wheel-drive production car at Nurburgring.
The GTI is one the two Golf variants that VW has confirmed for the United States.