2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI
Mk8 Golf GTI touts some serious numbers, as bared in an official release this year. The Volkswagen hot hatch is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that's good for 242 horsepower (180 kilowatts) and 273 pound-feet (370 Newton-meters) of torque. These numbers are transferred to the front wheels through a choice of six-speed manual or seven-speed DSG automatic tranny, available in all trim levels
Volkswagen Golf GTI 2021
Even better, VW confirmed that the eighth-generation Golf GTI will reach U.S. showrooms by the third quarter of 2021 for the 2022 model year, along with the hotter Golf R
Watch The 2021 VW Golf GTI Sprint To 153 MPH
To further fuel your excitement on the new German hot hatch, here's an acceleration test video from Automann-TV. The test was done in the unrestricted section of the Autobahn. Based on the video, the Golf GTI was able to clock in 6.3 seconds in its sprint from standstill to 62 miles per hour (100 kilometers per hour). On the same run, the tester on the video was able to go from 62 mph (100 km/h) to 124 mph (200 km/h) in 15.5 seconds
VW didn't disclose the Golf GTI's top speed in its official release but the test run above registered 153 mph (247 km/h) on the car's speedometer
Yes sure! Autobahn's first true acceleration / acceleration control test with the all-new 2020/2021 VW Golf 8 GTI powered by a modified 2.0 TSI engine that delivers 245 hp and 380 Nm of torque via the front wheels and a 6-speed manual transmission. The outside temperature was around 30 ° C, so far far from ideal
but we were still able to get some decent acceleration numbers
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