Volkswagen Golf GTI is coming to India — Launch timeline revealed

While there were plenty of rumours being thrown around about the launch of the Golf GTI, Volkswagen India has now officially confirmed the launch of its most-popular hatchback—the Golf GTI. In this article, we share what makes the Golf GTI so special and its India launch timeline as well.

Volkswagen Golf GTI coming to India

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is a global icon and carries a long history in the brand's lineup. It never made it to our shores, however, we did see one generation of the Polo GTI—Golf’s younger sibling. The Volkswagen Golf GTI was also recently updated with a mid-lifecycle update, that brought a design refresh inside and out.

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Speaking about the design of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, it features a slim grille up front adjoining the LED headlights, sportier front bumper with vertical air intakes. Around the side, it runs on 19-inch sporty alloy wheels and boasts side skirting, enhancing the side profile. Around the back, we get to see slim LED tail lights and twin round exhaust pipes and we suspect they should sound rather raspy.

On the inside, we get to see a driver-centric dashboard, with the centre console boasting the touchscreen tilted ever-so-slightly towards the driver for easier access and a sporty appeal. The highlight of its interior is the large freestanding touchscreen infotainment system that—along with wireless smartphone integration—also offers Chat-GPT integration with the in-car personal voice assistant. Other highlights on its interior include a sporty steering wheel with GTI badging, aluminium pedals and sports seats.

2.0-litre turbocharged powerhouse

Coming to the heart of the matter, that will have enthusiasts grinning, the Golf GTI comes with a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine. This powerplant dishes out 265PS of power between 5,250 and 6,500 rpm and 370Nm of torque, which is available from as low as 1,600rpm. The power is channelled to the front wheels only via a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and a limited-slip differential ensures that you have a blast around the bends. 0-100kmph comes up in under 6 seconds and if you decide to keep the throttle pinned on a straight road, it touches the electronically-limited top speed of 250kmph.

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Volkswagen Golf GTI India launch timeline

As we mentioned earlier, Volkswagen has revealed the India launch timeline of the Golf GTI, which is said to be the second quarter of 2025. We assume the Volkswagen Golf GTI India launch to take place between April 2025 and June 2025. Since it is coming to our shores a CBU, expect pricing to fall north of Rs 40 lakh ex-showroom, New Delhi, and needless to say, it will be brought in limited numbers. So if you are eyeing on one, keep the hard cash ready to splurge as soon as the bookings open.

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