On January 9, CES (Consumer Electronics Show) 2024 kicked off.
Founded in 1967, after 56 years of development, CES has become one of the world's largest consumer technology industry events, and is a bellwether for observing the latest trends in the international consumer electronics industry.
The theme of CES 2024 is "AIL TOGETHER, AIL ON", which aims to highlight the convergence and synergy of consumer electronics around the world. At the same time, in this exhibition, we continue to see many car companies participating in the exhibition, among which the more eye-catching is undoubtedly Volkswagen, which brought 85th generation Volkswagen Golf GTI.
In the face of the new energy trend, this may also be the last facelift of its fuel era!
Although it is heavily camouflaged, it can still be seen that the new car maintains the design identity of this generation of models, mainly in the details to enhance the sporty feeling. For example, the front of the car is added with red accents, the lines are more slender, the integrated headlight cluster adopts a new design, and the grille adopts a black honeycomb style, which is more aggressive overall.
In addition, the car gets blacked-out rims and red calipers, the taillights have been redesigned, the 'GTI' badge is prominently positioned below the badge, and there are double-sided single-exit round exhaust pipes.
Entering the car, the steering wheel returns to the physical button, and is equipped with 1025-inch full LCD instrument cluster, as well as 129-inch or 15-inch OLED multi** touch screen.
It is worth noting that the new car will integrate ChatGPT access into its in-car IDA voice assistant to bring a better voice interaction experience.
At this CES, Volkswagen partnered with Cerence on generative AI to integrate ChatGPT into the backend of Volkswagen's voice assistant by deploying Cerence Chat Pro to enhance the interactive experience. It is reported that Cerence is an American multinational software company that mainly develops artificial intelligence-assisted technology for automobiles. The first model equipped with this technology will be available in the second quarter of this year and will be available in all Volkswagen models in the future.
In terms of intelligent and electrified transformation, Volkswagen has always actively embraced the times.
It is reported that the use of Cerence Chat Pro does not require creating a new account, installing a new application or activating ChatGPT, it only needs to be activated by saying "Hello IDA" or pressing a button on the steering wheel.
During use, IDA automatically prioritizes whether a vehicle function should be performed, a destination search or the temperature should be adjusted, and if the system is unable to answer the request, it anonymously sends it to the artificial intelligence, and then the on-board voice responds in a timely manner.
In addition, to ensure security, ChatGPT does not have access to any vehicle data, and questions and answers are deleted immediately.
In terms of core power, based on the MQB EVO platform, the overseas version of the Golf GTI may be equipped with the 2. codenamed EVO5The 0T turbocharged four-cylinder engine will not only increase the maximum power to 261 horsepower, but will also retain the manual transmission to meet the handling needs of driving enthusiasts.
According to overseas sources, the new car may be launched at the same time as a pure electric version, and based on the brand's new SSP platform, it is expected to go on sale in 2026 at the earliest.
And the regular version, which will be released at the end of the month, may be equipped with 15T+48V mild hybrid system, and 15T plug-in hybrid power, the latter pure electric range or more than 100km.
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As a generation of classics, the Golf has been on sale since its release in 1974, with global sales of more than 30 million units, and it is also a household name in China, accompanying the growth of a generation.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Golf, and it will also be an important turning point for golf3 replaced. It can only be said that it doesn't matter if it's ID3. It is still pure electric Golf, for the post-8090s who love fuel control, when the Golf is no longer fuel, it is no longer "pure", so this may also be your last chance to realize your dream. Of course, it is also hoped that Volkswagen can be missing and reduced in the configuration of the 8th generation Golf5 generations will be given to domestic consumers!