Though it might be far more aggressive, the engine remains the same as that of
the Design Vision GTI: a 3.0 - liter, twin - turbo VR6 TSI engine that compels 503 horsepower and 491 pound - feet of torque from its crankshaft.
Last year, VW unveiled the very sleek and sporty
Design Vision GTI, which incorporated the family - friendly looks of the 2015 GTI and the braggadocio of the Lamborghini Egoista.
With regard to the «
Design Vision GTI,» the notion of «reduced design» so popular with designers has been radically applied.
To go with the out there exterior styling Volkswagen has given the «
Design Vision GTI» a massive 370kW punch.
Now Volkswagen has more than doubled this power on board of the «
Design Vision GTI,» with the 503 PS (at 6,500 rpm) mentioned above.
Despite its wild body and supercar - troubling 496bhp / 413 lb ft powertrain,
the Design Vision GTI is still based around the MQB chassis architecture that underpins the mk7 Golf as well as many other VW group small cars.
Though the Volkswagen
Design Vision GTI will not reach showrooms, it proves that the company's engineers are thinking of even more ways to make the GTI exciting.
As for the interior, the Volkswagen
Design Vision GTI ditches its rear seats in favor of a giant X-shaped brace.
After showing it off at the annual Wörthersee tuning festival in Germany, Volkswagen has brought
its Design Vision GTI concept car to the 2013 Los Angeles auto show.
Called
the Design Vision GTI, the one - off VW concept is a 503 - hp race car.
Not exact matches
Though the
GTI Design Vision has about as much chance at production as the
GTI W12 - 650 did, it's a great way to create buzz for the upcoming front - drive
GTI, which has less than half the power of the concept.
Unlike the
GTI W12 - 650 — the mid-engined, rear - drive 12 - cylinder
GTI from 2007 with 650 hp — the
GTI Design Vision uses all - wheel drive with a dual - clutch automatic transmission.
The
GTI W12 - 650 may have been capable of a claimed 3.7 - second 0 - 62 mph sprint and 202 - mph top speed (the
Design Vision tops out at 186 mph), but the newer
GTI concept has two three - way catalytic converters close to the engine to improve emissions.
Billed as a supercar, the
GTI Roadster
Vision Gran Turismo concept was
designed exclusively for Gran Turismo 6 with its aggressive body and open top
design.
First is the
Vision GTI Roadster concept which was developed as part of the
Vision Gran Turismo program which allows automakers to
design vehicles which can be played virtually in Gran Turismo 6.