Volkswagen’s small EV may come full circle in just a few years. After the e-Golf was changed by the ID.3, it appears the oldsters at Wolfsburg are planning the ol’ switcheroo close to the tip of the last decade. An organization official has strongly hinted that the ID.3 could be retired after a single technology to pave the best way for the return of the electrical Golf.
The ninth-generation Golf has already been confirmed as a pure EV and might be in-built Wolfsburg on the VW Group’s upcoming Scalable Systems Platform. Top Gear journal requested Kai Grünitz, the top of technical growth on the firm, in regards to the destiny of the ID.3 when the next-generation Golf hits the market.
“There is not enough space to have two or three different models fitting to the same customer. We’ve started to work on a fully electric Golf. We have concrete ideas of how it will look like, but we will see how the market develops.”
However, even when the ID.3 will get the proverbial axe, the return of the electrical Golf will not instantly sign the tip for the ID.3. Grünitz went on to say that there might be an overlap between the 2 fashions, indicating that for an undisclosed period of time, VW will promote each EVs.
In the meantime, the lately launched Golf Mk8.5 marks the tip of the road for the compact hatchback within the inside combustion period. Grünitz confirmed that the facelift serves as the ultimate hurrah for the ICE mannequin, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2024. The purely electrical successor will retain the Golf title since “it’s the heart of the brand,” with greater than 37 million items produced since 1974. The Golf is the best-selling automobile ever in Europe.
Not solely will the “Golf” title endure within the electrical age, however different vital monikers for VW will even persist. The German automaker has already affirmed that the “GTI” and “R” suffixes are right here to remain, even after the period of gasoline engines involves an finish. VW plans to stop manufacturing of automobiles with combustion engines in Europe from 2033.
We will not have to attend for the return of the electrical Golf for a scorching hatch from VW and not using a combustion engine. Later this yr, the long-promised ID.3 GTX is anticipated to interrupt cowl.
While the next-gen Golf is prone to supersede the ID.3, the Polo supermini will ultimately get replaced by the ID.2. Hopefully, VW intends to present the subcompact hatchback the GTI remedy as nicely to honor the legacy of its gasoline-fueled predecessor. Lest we neglect the corporate can be engaged on a smaller ID.1, which ideally, will spawn a GTI spinoff to choose up the place the diminutive up! GTI left off.