Volkswagen soon to bring the Golf GTI to India

The German auto major, Volkswagen is mulling over the extension of its hot-bring forth line up in India. While the VW Polo GTI is as of now at a sale, the organization is likewise wanting to present its greater kin – Volkswagen Golf GTI. The all-new VW Golf GTI's India dispatch may happen at some point in 2018 or 2019. This move will positively help the auto maker infiltrate the execution hatchback portion.

In a most recent meeting with Autocar, Michael Mayer, executive, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India, said,“There are more GTIs in the Volkswagen family, so something else might come in 2018 or 2019. We are looking at the Golf GTI. There’s always a point of time where the Golf makes an inroad into a market, but it’s never at the very first moment. But there is a point where the Golf will make an inroad into the Indian market.”

Fueling the Volkswagen Golf GTI will be an EA 288 2.0-liter TSI petrol motor conveying a whooping 230bhp. Transmission obligations will be done by another 7-speed DSG gearbox. Its Dynamic Chassis Control (DCC) offers three driving modes – Sport, Comfort and Normal. In light of VW's most recent MQB stage, the Golf GTI will be situated over the Polo GTI in India. This unmistakably shows the Volkswagen Golf GTI's costs in India will be higher than the previous. This hot-bring forth could be estimated around Rs 25 lakh – Rs 30 lakh.


Like the worldwide model, the India-spec Volkswagen Golf GTI may have a 6.5-inch shading touchscreen with voice control, nearness sensors, satellite route, CD player and two SD card spaces. For security reason, there could be versatile voyage control, stop separate control and tire weight checking framework (TPMS).

Source: Autocar

No comments