Iconic nameplate to sit alongside similarly sized ID 3 sibling; GTI and R badges to continue into electric age
This new platform was originally due for volume production in 2026 but has been beset by well-publicised development delays .
Creating the all-important ninth-generation Golf will be the top priority for recently appointed Volkswagen design boss Andreas Mindt, whose ID 2all concept, which was revealed mere weeks after he replaced Jozef Kaban in the role earlier this year, previewed a bold change in design direction for Volkswagen’s EVs. He went on to identify three key pillars of the company’s future design ethos: stability, likeability and excitement.
However, the ID 3 would likely eventually be morphed into the Golf instead of getting a standalone second-generation car, meaning the Golf would ultimately be the sole VW family hatchback in the EV world. He added it would ultimately be phased out, leaving R as the badge for four-wheel drive high-performance electric VWs in the future, as has been the case with its internal combustion engined models.
“But we’re only going to call it R if it’s an R in terms of performance, in terms of all wheel drive.”
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