Volkswagen Golf celebrates its anniversary. The compact car par excellence turns 50 in 2024 and everything is ready to celebrate it in style. The new edition, however, brings with it an important innovation.
When Volkswagen launches a new generation or a new edition of the Golf, everyone holds their breath. The King of Compacts has been with us for 50 years. The first time the world saw the Volkswagen Golf was in 1974 and its success made it one of the most famous cars in history. Its seventh generation will release an update soon. A mid-life cycle redesign that will introduce a major change which won’t please everyone.
Things have changed a lot since the Volkswagen Golf was launched on the market. Purchasing trends and regulations have changed. The GTI has always been the best hot hatch your money can buy. A practical compact for daily use and totally solvent when we want to speed up the pace. and bring out our hooligan side. Over the years it has evolved, improving at every step and introducing important innovations such as the front self-locking differential or the seven-speed automatic gearbox.
The Golf GTI will never be manual again. If you want one, run to the dealership.
There will be no more manual GTIs, the next one will be 100% electric.
For many years, for the most part, manual transmissions were common. Friction transmissions that force the driver to have absolute control of the car. However, automatic transmissions have gained prominence in recent times. So much so that many companies have already chosen to erase all manual traces from the map.L. In 2021, Volkswagen had ensured that its next generation of cars would leave traditional gear levers behind. The first, the new Volkswagen Tiguan, but not the last.
The GTI has always been the epitome of driving. A sensible and fun sports car with which to improve our driving skills. The manual version increases the sensations, but if we want to get the most out of the car, the DSG gearbox is the ideal option. It’s not us who say it, but the customers. Of the current generation, the Golf GTI mkVII, 95% of customers worldwide opt for the DSG automatic transmission double clutch and seven speeds. This is what he recognized Kai GrunitzMember of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen brand and responsible for technical development.
The official presentation of the new Golf will take place on January 24th.
Faced with such an avalanche of requests, Volkswagen has made a drastic decision that will not please the most purists; The new Volkswagen Golf GTI will not be offered with a manual gearboxL. This represents a very important turning point in history. Automatic transmissions have gone from the exception to the norm, although there are still brands that decide to bet on the traditional game of hands and feet with clutch and gear lever. This is the case of Porsche, which will continue to develop its seven-speed manual gearbox.
This will be one of the big new features of the GTI update. Volkswagen has everything planned to present the long-awaited sequel on January 24th. In a few days we will know in depth the changes made to the company’s most famous car. Volkswagen Golf must improve in several aspects to return to the path of success it has always been. The main focuses of the restyling will concern the improvement of materials, technology and, in part, also aesthetics. The first official images have already been revealed at the opening of CES in Las Vegas.
Source: Automotive News Europe
2024-01-11 07:00:00
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