Volkswagen GTI and Golf R Mk8s arrive in the United States United States By model year 2022, production of both will shift from the current Puebla, Mexico, factory to company manufacturing plant in Wolfsburg, Germany. The Puebla plant will continue to produce the GTI Mk7 2021 from the American market until the arrival of Mk8 (only in a high performance form).
At a virtual roundtable, Heinz Schafer, executive vice president of product marketing and strategy for Volkswagen of America, confirmed the timing of the model launch. "We are aiming for the end of next year," said Hein, before adding that the GTI and Golf R in model year 2022 are likely to hit dealers in the third quarter of 2021, unless they are delayed. pandemic.
The Mk8 GTI will arrive earlier in European showrooms, probably later this year. If you believe in the latest spies, the company is already working hard on at least one special edition of the hot hatch, the most aggressive TCR edition. The TCR is expected to come with 296 horsepower (221 kilowatts) compared to the standard GTI's 241 hp (180 kW), as well as a lower stance and a larger set of brakes. Asked about the TCR, Schafer said he "was fighting hard to get all the special editions (in the US market)". In the U.S., the previous generation limited-edition GTI TCR has never been released for sale.
So how much will the more modern and sharper VW GTI 2022 cost you? The company hasn't provided details, but Volkswagen has let things slip.
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"I don't want to put a figure on paper, but we are aiming for a price increase of less than 10% from Mk7 to Mk8 GTI," said Schafer. Helping to justify the price increase will have more standard features and better performance compared to its predecessor, but the news worries us however. A mathematical calculation of the chair would put the base price of the new hot hatch at around $ 31,500, which is slightly more than the more powerful Hyundai Veloster N, even the one equipped with the performance group of 275 hp.
At the very least, the GTI (and its harder and more expensive brother Golf R) should continue to offer levels of refinement and everyday comfort close to Audi, unlike some of its competitors. And as we already knew, all the VW 2022 hot hatches will only be available in a five-door configuration, adding practicality and cargo space for mini-cars to the mix.
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