The three letters GTI are an indispensable totem in Volkswagen's history. In the era of electrification, automakers are generally able to easily achieve high performance by utilizing an all-electric platform with dual front and rear motors.
Surprisingly, however, Volkswagen has never launched a high-performance electric hatchback, which makes one wonder what exactly Volkswagen is waiting for
While we can't know for sure, what we do know is that once Volkswagen launches the all-electric GTI, it will be the world's preeminent high-performance hatchback, because the three letters of GTI are deeply ingrained in the soul of Volkswagen.
Recently, Volkswagen Design CEO Andreas Mint revealed that Volkswagen has finally decided to mass-produce the electric version of the Volkswagen Golf performance model GTI, the Volkswagen IDGTI, which is scheduled to start mass production in the second half of 2026.
Volkswagen aims to make the model a new benchmark for all-electric power, and plans to launch 11 new all-electric models by 2027, covering up to 2€50,000 for a wide range of segments from small cars to family cars.
The reason for this remarkable decision is that despite being the world's largest hatchback market, there has been a shortage of high-performance electric vehicles in Europe, and now one of the largest automakers has finally decided to fill the gap.
The GTI Concept, which debuted at IAA Munich this year, aims to ** how the GTI label can be transferred to the field of electric vehicles. However, there have been long-standing doubts that there is still a gap between high-performance electric vehicles and Volkswagen's goals, although they exist.
Although we don't yet know how Volkswagen is creating a high-performance all-electric GTI, Volkswagen has achieved this through the IDThe GTI Concept has already provided us with the answer.
Unlike China's booming EV market, the EV market in other countries around the world has been sluggish to varying degrees recently, and some brands have even revised their EV development plans. However, Volkswagen is not only continuing to advance the development of the modular electric drive platform MEB, with the recent launch of the ID7 electric sedans have recently gone on sale.
For Volkswagen IDThomas Sch Fer, CEO of Volkswagen Brands, said: "GTI owns the future of our brand and our fans. The combination of driving pleasure and everyday usability is what the GTI is all about. ”
It is worth mentioning that the Volkswagen Golf GTI has a history of 60 years since its birth in 1975, and each generation of GTI has become a classic in the car market and is deeply loved by car fans. In the age of electric vehicles, the spirit of GTI is expected to continue.