Volkswagen’s hot hatch boasts ‘chequered flag’ fog lights and 180kW of power
The styling is somewhat more adventurous than previous Golf GTIs. Picture: SUPPLIED
Though show visitors were no longer able to kick the tyres, VW has revealed pictures and full details of its much-awaited hot hatchback.direct injection petrol engine with outputs of 180kW and 370Nm, powering the front wheels via either a seven-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic gearbox or a six-speed manual.
The styling plays it less safe then usual Golf tradition. Though the new GTI isn’t as visually flamboyant as rivals like the Honda Civic Type R and Renault Megane RS, it’s sportingly embellished with a gaping honeycomb grille inset with a quintet of five fog lights on each side that recall a chequered flag — the latter idea somewhat plagiarised from the Renault Megane RS.The traditional red stripe on the GTI’s nose remains, while the grille is optionally illuminated.
The fast Golf rides on a McPherson front axle and multilink rear suspension and drivers get to adapt the car’s driving character using a new Vehicle Dynamics Manager , which varies the function of the electronic differential lock and the adaptive dampers on cars fitted with optional DCC adaptive chassis control.
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