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Volkswagen's first electric ID GTI will be 'a real go kart' to drive (electrek.co)

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According to Grunitz, Volkswagen’s first electric GTI will be “a real go kart” to drive. He’s already driven a prototype, claiming, “It’s really amazing.”

You can see the concept pulls design features from VW’s classic GTI models. However, the company promises new tech will enable even more control and handling for that “go kart” like feel.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (6 children)

Why call it a GTI when there's no "I"?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Second link goes here where they elaborate a bit: https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/the-new-id-gti-concept-world-premiere-17587

GTI is a trademark for VW with some heritage. It carries some implications for potential buyers. Like Design elements, emotion, handling capabilities and reasonable pricing for a sportscar-like vehicle.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Thanks!

the letter “I” for injection in the GTI name now also stands for intelligence

Saved you a click.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Marketing people make up the stupidest shit. "Grand Turismo Intelligence".

Why not just say "I" stands for current. It's literally the symbol for that. So it'd be Grand Turismo, but electric.