Vw Gti Mk8
Here we are once again.
Vw gti mk8. It s all very discrete very vw very gti. It has a turbocharged 2 0 liter inline four with 241 horsepower and 273 lb ft of torque. The new 2021 vw golf gti comes with a 242 hp 2 0 liter turbocharged four cylinder engine up from 228 hp. It s not often we get to sample an all new vw golf gti for the first time so this first.
New vw golf gti mk8 sticks to its evolutionary guns for 2021. The mk8 golf gti is four seconds faster around vw s internal handling track at ehra lessien than the mk7. As with the previous golf gti the mk8 features a turbocharged four cylinder engine that sends its power to the front wheels. Vw s mk8 golf gti driven 241bhp 5 9sec 0 62mph with dsg on sale autumn 2020.
Some of that is down to its new tyres but volkswagen insists a big player in the new. New gti is joined at geneva by diesel gtd and plug in gte. Volkswagen didn t give us a ton of performance numbers but one is interesting the mk8 gti is nearly four seconds faster than a mk7 gti performance around the company s ehra lessien handling. The turbocharged 2 0 litre tsi engine now produces 242bhp and 370nm of.
More power more technology and refined looks keep the new for 2021 eighth generation gti familiar yet slightly different. The eighth generation volkswagen golf gti hot hatchback is here. In terms of power and performance the golf r is definitely better than the 2020 gti however one could argue that the mk8 gti is more of a driver s car as it features the perfect blend of road.