According to previous news, Volkswagen will launch a mid-term facelift model of the Golf GTI in 2024, and in the context of new energy, whether the GTI will transform to pure electric is also attracting attention. Just recently, Volkswagen's design director announced on the social ** platform that the pure electric version of the GTI will be launched in 2026, and shared a picture of the original Golf GTI and the newly released IDSketch of the GTI concept car.
Since the original Golf MK1 was introduced in 1975 and the eighth generation model, Volkswagen has sold more than 35 million units, including more than 2.8 million units in the GTI version. The first all-electric version of the GTI will be launched in 2026 and will coexist with the petrol version for several years until the petrol engine is completely phased out.
The all-electric version of the GTI is more like a successor, and the car is the all-electric version of the Polo IDAn extension of the 2ALL concept, both of which are based on the MEB Entry platform for front-wheel drive vehicles. The ninth-generation all-electric Golf, which will be launched in 2028, will be powered by the upcoming SSP platform, which will integrate the existing MLB EVO platform, J1 platform, MEB platform and PPE platform into a new scalable system platform for mechatronic architecture across all Volkswagen brands and all vehicle segments.
Judging from the official sketches, Volkswagen will continue to use the "Golf" series to launch the IDA production version of the GTI. Volkswagen officially said it would be "as spacious as a golf and as affordable as a polo." "Because the name is confusing at the moment, as for whether the electric version of the GTI to be launched in 2026 will be called the Golf GTI or ID2 GTI is not yet certain. Personally, I think that the petrol version will likely continue to use the "Golf GTI", while the all-electric version will be named "ID."2 GTI" to distinguish the identities of the two cars. At present, Volkswagen has registered a new "GTI" logo, in which the "i" is replaced by the lightning bolt symbol.