New Volkswagen GTI badge points to electric future (www.autocar.co.uk)
Volkswagen has filed to trademark a new GTI badge for the electric era, replacing the ‘I’ in the logo with a lightning bolt.
Volkswagen has filed to trademark a new GTI badge for the electric era, replacing the ‘I’ in the logo with a lightning bolt.
On September 22 last year, Volkswagen received a report from the Wolfsburg assembly plant in Germany over a deformed strut mount. By month's end, Volkswagen received confirmation from the supplier - Boge Elastmetall Slovakia – that deformed parts had been shipped to the plant.
Ahead of next year's launch, the Volkswagen Golf 8.5 has been accurately rendered based on spy shots of a prototype that was caught with minimal camouflage.
The Volkswagen Golf nameplate will continue into the electric era, with the next-generation model to be exclusively powered by batteries.
The updated Volkswagen Golf due next year is in line for a restyled front end and a larger touchscreen with revised touch control sliders.
Volkswagen technical development boss Kai Grünitz confirmed to Autocar: “With the next generation of the Golf, there will not be one with a manual gearshift.” He added that the decision was taken for reasons of emissions compliance, but Autocar understands the move has not yet been officially signed off, pending any changes...