WOLFSBURG: Volkswagen announced that the eighth-generation Golf GTI will be making its world premiere in a few weeks at the Geneva Motor Show.
With just a few weeks to go until the conference kicks off, VW teased the front end of the hatch revealing just a hint of the updated design.
Over four decades after the very first Golf GTI was launched at the Geneva show, for old times' sake, Volkswagen will be debuting the eighth generation of the model at the same show.
Based on the digital sketch and a few statements from the company about the exterior, it's been confirmed that the new GTI will have an open front bumper featuring a honeycomb-style grille and an optionally illuminated radiator grille.
While retaining characteristically GTI components like the petrol engine, checkered seat covers, and red stripe on the radiator grille, this rendition will also be gaining a handful of new tools and features surrounding the digitalization of the vehicle.
This is the first GTI generation to have "a completely digitalised interior landscape of displays and controls". Furthermore, the model can communicate with others via Car2X technology and drive moderately autonomously up to 210kph using Travel Assist.
