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New electric all-round sports car. For exactly 50 years, the three letters GTI have stood for a unique mixture of sportiness, coolness and understatement. At the beginning of the year, Volkswagen celebrated the GTI’s birthday with the anniversary model Golf GTI EDITION 50. In May, the world premiere of the first electric GTI followed with the ID. Polo GTI. Now Volkswagen is carrying the GTI feeling forward into the age of electric mobility with the new ID.3 GTI. And this GTI is also a true performance model that will seamlessly build on the legacy of its numerous predecessors with its drive dynamics and precise handling characteristics. What’s more, with an output of 240 kW (326 PS), the ID.3 GTI is the most powerful production GTI Volkswagen has ever built. The other key figures of the compact sports car developed on the basis of the ID.3 Neo: an impressive maximum torque of 545 Nm from standstill, 5.6 seconds for the sprint to 100 km/h, a top speed of 200 km/h (limited) and a WLTP range (forecast) of up to 601 km. The special technical features of the GTI include the newly designed GTI mode with Launch Control and a sharpened, electronically controlled sports chassis. In addition, the ID.3 GTI offers a newly designed front end, specific 20-inch alloy wheels and a redesigned interior with an intuitive cockpit and ergonomic sports seats. GTI fans will also be delighted with the classic colour Tornado Red, which was first offered in the 1980s for the first time for the second-generation Golf GTI. The ID.3 GTI will be launched in the first quarter of next year.

Three world records. Volkswagen presents the world’s most efficient e-vehicle with the new Mission Efficiency. The concept vehicle has just set three world records. Record numberone: with a Cd value of 0.158, the concept vehicle glides through the air more aerodynamically than any other vehicle ever approved for road use. Record number two: consumption of 6.48 kWh/100 km during an ‘ideal trip’ where, amongst other things, the speed remains constant (in this case 68 km/h), there are no uphill gradients and auxiliary consumers such as the air conditioning system are deactivated. Record number three: thanks to its aerodynamics and a highly efficient electric drive, the Mission Efficiency is also the most economical near-production e-vehicle ever built.

The all-new ID. Polo – more than just the city. Volkswagen is transferring the Polo’s DNA into the era of electric mobility. The new ID. Polo is an automotive companion for every day of the year that takes practically all everyday requirements in its stride: it is an agile city specialist and an economical long-distance runner with a WLTP consumption of 13.3 kWh/100 km and a range of up to 454 km that is able to effortlessly switch between work and leisure time. Thanks to good space efficiency, a weekend getaway with friends is always on the cards. The interior impresses with premium materials, precise workmanship and a level of quality that is otherwise familiar from higher vehicle classes. Operation of all features is just like it should be: intuitive, simple and with no extra steps. The sophisticated digital information and infotainment systems fit into this picture. They support the driver instead of distracting him. On the road, intelligent assist systems such as the new Connected Travel Assist with traffic light recognition help make driving even safer. Exceptionally good comfort and superior driving dynamics also characterise the ID. Polo as the electrified kindred spirit of the larger Golf. The result is a crisp and timelessly styled ID. Polo that is a Volkswagen in the truest sense of the word.

The all-new ID. Cross impresses with premium design, technology usually found in upper-class vehicles and excellent value for money

New Volkswagen hot hatch. It is the GTI for a new era: exactly 50 years after the debut of the first GTI, Volkswagen is now presenting the first all-electric model with the world-famous label: the completely newly developed ID. Polo GTI​ with an output of 166 kW (226 PS). It is a powerful and highly agile compact sports car that passes the 100 km/h mark from a standstill in 6.8 seconds – a hot hatch in the best sense, but at the same time suitable for everyday driving. Like the first GTI from 1976, the new ID. Polo GTI’s drive power is transferred to the wheels via the front axle in 2026 as well – a maximum of 290 newton-metres that is available at lightning speed. Power that is perfectly proportioned thanks to the electronically controlled front differential lock. On board as standard.

Pre-sales start. Volkswagen delivers and is bringing affordable electric mobility to the road with the new ID. Polo. Pre-sales of the first electric Polo will start as soon as the end of April. It is the seventh generation of a bestseller that has been sold more than 20 million times – only this time it is all-electric and completely new. The ID. Polo is based on the current evolutionary stage of the modular electric drive platform: the MEB+. The electric Volkswagen comes with front-wheel drive. Thanks to the particularly compact MEB+ modules, the new ID. Polo offers significantly more space than a comparable model with conventional drive. The new Volkswagen was developed within the Group as a joint project of the Brand Group Core. This is associated with strong synergy effects, which help the new ID. Polo to offer excellent value for money. The ID. Polo Trend – the already well-equipped entry-level model – will be launched in Germany at prices starting from 24,995 euros, for example. The ID. Polo Life (with focus on comfort) and the dynamically elegant ID. Polo Style will be available as further equipment lines. A sporty flagship model will also follow next year: the ID. Polo GTI. Common to all four versions is an unparalleled level of quality. The new model also excels in terms of its technologies – for example, with the new Connected Travel Assist including automatic traffic light recognition, one-pedal driving (strong deceleration of the car solely by control of the accelerator) or the Vehicle-to-Load function, in which the car becomes a power source for external devices such as e-bikes.

New focus. The ID.3 compact model is one of the five most successful electric cars on the European market. In 2025 alone, around 78,000 new car buyers across Europe chose an ID.3. In Germany, the mostly privately used ID.3 took second place last year after the ID.7, which is particularly successful as a company car. Volkswagen has now extensively enhanced and upgraded the ID.3. Boosted by the new brand strategy True Volkswagen – which places the focus on typical Volkswagen strengths such as superior design, high quality, technical perfection and intuitive operation – a new evolutionary stage of the compact all-rounder has been created, which also bears a new name: ID. 3 Neo. The exterior features include a redesigned front end based on Volkswagen’s iconic Pure Positive design language and a new light design. The interior impresses with a systematically redesigned cockpit landscape with intuitive controls, embedded in interior materials at the level of the next-higher class. Technical features include a largely new and highly efficient drive system. In combination with the largest of the three available batteries, the WLTP range forecast is up to 630 km. In addition, the ID.3 Neo will be one of the first vehicles in its class to feature the option of the new Connected Travel Assist, an assist system that automatically brings the compact car to a standstill at red traffic lights. In addition, there is the new standard one-pedal driving function, which can be used to decelerate the ID.3 Neo solely by controlling the accelerator. Another new feature is the vehicle-to-load function, whereby the car can be used as a power source for external devices via an optional adapter for the charging interface. Volkswagen will start pre-sales of the ID.3 Neo in April. The market launch will follow in July.

The start of something new. Volkswagen has developed a brand-new portfolio of small and compact electric vehicle models in Europe and for Europe. Affordable electric vehicles for city life or weekend breaks, for commuting to work and heading off on holiday. Good value for money, a new design language, visible and tangible quality, technologies at the level of the next higher class and intuitive operation are factors that are common to all Volkswagen electric vehicles. The new models are called the ID. Polo, ID. Cross, ID.3 Neo, ID. Polo GTI and ID.3 GTI. They mark the start of a new era: True Volkswagen. At the heart of it all is a focus on our intrinsic strengths with the aim of bringing electric mobility to the masses with innovative and affordable Volkswagen models, made in Europe, for Europe.

Potential of a future success model. The countdown is on: Volkswagen will bring the newly developed ID. Cross to the European market in autumn 2026 at prices starting from around 28,000 euros. The technically and visually innovative compact class SUV is characterized by a strikingly stylish and powerful design, a high level of perceived quality, intuitive controls, a comfortable interior with a feel good atmosphere, excellent space efficiency and state of the art drive and assistance systems. Thomas Schäfer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, Head of the Brand Group Core and Member of the Group Board of Management, says: “The ID. Cross combines technological expertise, clear design, convincing attention to detail and true all round qualities at an excellent price performance ratio. These are the best prerequisites for a new Volkswagen success model.”

GTI anniversary. A tribute to the first Golf GTI of 1976: the new Golf GTI EDITION 50. The anniversary model marks another milestone in the 50-year history of the successful compact sports car. In fact, with an output of 239 kW (325 PS), the Golf GTI EDITION 50 is the most powerful of all the Golf GTI models from series production to date. A maximum speed of 270 km/h also makes it the fastest production model of the Volkswagen brand. Only the Golf R also achieves this speed with an optional R-Performance package. Pre-sales for the Golf GTI EDITION 50 have already started. The anniversary GTI is available alongside the classic Golf GTI with 195 kW (265 PS) and the Golf GTI Clubsport with 221 kW (300 PS).