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CDA
March 10, 2023
The Golf is an icon of Volkswagen and the German brand itself has confirmed that this name will not disappear: it will be the electric access.
Electrification is killing iconic names in the automotive world. One of the most famous cases is that of the Ford Fiesta, whose name disappears. VW, however, will not let its iconic Golf brand fall into oblivion,
In its place, the Golf brand will continue to live by naming the Volkswagen ID 2the electric urban with the company’s MEB-Plus platform.
Will we see a Volkswagen ID Golf?
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After several rumors that pointed to the disappearance of the Golfit was the automobile company itself, through Thomas Shafer, CEO of the Volkswagen brand, which had to come out to deny them.
“We have iconic brands, Golf and GTI. It would be crazy to let them die and that they escaped us. We will continue with the logic of the ID, but the iconic models will have a name”, pointing out that they could launch “an ID Golf”.
Although the first reports suggested that the ID 3 would replace the Golf brand, Shafer has reiterated that this was not the case, stating that the ID.3 was not intended to replace the Golf. “It’s more of a «Golf Plus»he pointed.
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According to internal sources cited by Autocar, Volkswagen has completely redesigned the ID 2, its smallest electric car, from the inside out with the proposed name ID Golf. Although there is nothing official, sources claim that various name combinations have been proposed recently, including the ID Golf.
The Volkswagen brand recently brought back former Bentley and Audi designer Andreas Mindt to lead the automaker’s efforts in the electric car segment. It is rumored that even a more conventional hatchback shape is being considered for this future ID Golf.
Those familiar with the first proposals maintain that, in terms of external dimensions, it is situated in a Midpoint between the current Polo and Golf combustion. In addition, it is intended to be a light car (between 1,600 and 1,700 kg) and with a single engine (front-wheel drive), although the MEB Plus platform is capable of supporting dual-engine versions (four-wheel drive).
