2013 Volkswagen GTI
The Mark VII Volkswagen GTI will reportedly hit dealer showrooms late this year, as a 2013 model. That means that that details regarding the new automotive (and its new platform) will probably be leaked on an ongoing basis till the official product announcement hits.
As we tend to told you earlier, expect the Mk VII GTI to take a seat not up to this automotive, which improves both stance and handling. Automobile Magazine confirms this, saying the new GTI will be some 30mm (1.2-inches) less than the automobile it replaces. Other than that detail and a a lot of aggressive front-end treatment, don’t expect any radical styling changes.
The next Golf and GTI get an all-new chassis, known as MQB in VW-speak. Volkswagen can use the steel-and-aluminum platform to create a wide selection of models, so cutting production prices. The huge advantage to customers (other than potential value reductions) is weight savings, since the MQB guarantees to be nearly 90 pounds lighter than the platform it replaces.
The current 2.0-liter TSI turbocharged four-cylinder engine returns, too, although it’s rumored to be obtaining a lift in horsepower. Current Mk VI GTI models create 200 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque, however the Mk VII is claimed to be rated at 217 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, a considerable improvement.
That should yield a 0-100 km/h (sixty two mph) time of 6.7 seconds, shaving two-tenths of a second off the present automobile’s time. The Mk VII gets a real restricted-slip differential, too, compared to the electronic, braking-system-based mostly version on this car.
The changes should be sensible news for GTI fans, however we tend to’ll add one request to our would like list. The Mark VI uses a stability control system which will’t be shut off; whereas that’s fine for street driving, it’s a point of competition for GTI owners who track or autocross their cars. Please, Volkswagen, offer us an ESC that may be shut off in the new GTI
2013 Volkswagen GTIAs we tend to told you earlier, expect the Mk VII GTI to take a seat not up to this automotive, which improves both stance and handling. Automobile Magazine confirms this, saying the new GTI will be some 30mm (1.2-inches) less than the automobile it replaces. Other than that detail and a a lot of aggressive front-end treatment, don’t expect any radical styling changes.
The next Golf and GTI get an all-new chassis, known as MQB in VW-speak. Volkswagen can use the steel-and-aluminum platform to create a wide selection of models, so cutting production prices. The huge advantage to customers (other than potential value reductions) is weight savings, since the MQB guarantees to be nearly 90 pounds lighter than the platform it replaces.
The current 2.0-liter TSI turbocharged four-cylinder engine returns, too, although it’s rumored to be obtaining a lift in horsepower. Current Mk VI GTI models create 200 horsepower and 207 pound-feet of torque, however the Mk VII is claimed to be rated at 217 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque, a considerable improvement.
That should yield a 0-100 km/h (sixty two mph) time of 6.7 seconds, shaving two-tenths of a second off the present automobile’s time. The Mk VII gets a real restricted-slip differential, too, compared to the electronic, braking-system-based mostly version on this car.
The changes should be sensible news for GTI fans, however we tend to’ll add one request to our would like list. The Mark VI uses a stability control system which will’t be shut off; whereas that’s fine for street driving, it’s a point of competition for GTI owners who track or autocross their cars. Please, Volkswagen, offer us an ESC that may be shut off in the new GTI
2013 Volkswagen GTI
2013 Volkswagen GTI
2013 Volkswagen GTI
2013 Volkswagen GTI
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