Fundamentally, the MEB platform will retain many of its key technical elements, including a rear-drive layout and sophisticated multi-link rear suspension. The switch to front-mounted motors and a more basic rear suspension will be reserved for the smaller MEB Entry models.<\/p>\n
GTI or GTX?<\/p>\n
Of less clarity is VW\u2019s stance on what\u2019s happening to a potential high-performance derivative. The German brand has shifted on its front-wheel drive-only policy, suggesting that it is open to using the GTI branding as long as the car\u2019s spirit is intact.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Development boss Kai Gr\u00fcnitz told Auto Express: \u201cBringing performance to battery-electric vehicles is easy, you see that in all brands. But creating fun-driving vehicles is much more difficult, so the first question is \u2018what\u2019s the DNA of something like a GTI?\u2019 How much power do we put in?\u201d<\/p>\n
Volkswagen will continue to refine both the GTX and GTI brands, potentially bringing with it e-motors that mimic gearchanges, as seen on the likes of\u00a0the\u00a0Hyundai Ioniq 5 N<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have a lot of ideas about what to do with this,\u201d added Gr\u00fcnitz. \u201cYou will see this, both for GTI and GTX.\u201d<\/p>\n So why rename the ID.Tiguan, but not an ID.3?<\/p>\n Putting it plainly, there\u2019s just too much stock in the Golf moniker to use on what is essentially a refreshed ID.3. Volkswagen will instead keep its central nameplate specific to the ICE-powered Golf hatchback that\u2019s currently on sale, and only use it on an EV when an all-new electric C-segment hatchback comes out later in the decade.<\/p>\n Get even more from Auto Express, follow our channels…<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Google<\/a>
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