VW TO GRAB EXCESSIVE LIMELIGHT AT WORTHERSEE TOUR
2010-05-14 18:28:53 Author: admin Source:
Volkswagen (VW) is making a statement at the 2010 Worthersee Tour in Austria with its latest variations of the Golf GTI, an adidas version (above) and the Excessive concept vehicle.
The Golf GTI adidas, starting in June, combines three of the world’s most recognized German brands in particular industries; Volkswagen, GTI and adidas. The essential fact is that the GTI’s technology and styling - and its interior customized in the style of the adidas brand - all produce a real dynamic mix. And so the Golf GTI adidas is likely to attain collector’s status very quickly, given the histories of today’s classic cars in the mould of the two Golf Pirelli GTIs (1983 and 2007) and the Golf GTI Edition 30 (2006).
Like each of these icons, the new Golf GTI adidas will also launch with wide-ranging customized exterior and interior features. They include newly designed 18-inch "Serron" alloy wheels and a specially developed sport seat design. As on the Golf R, bi-xenon headlights and LED rear lights are aboard as standard equipment.
On the other side of the spectrum at Worthersee is the Golf GTI Excessive (above), the Excessive is an entirely new concept car by VW and especially prepared for the Worthersee Tour. As with previous Worthersee Tours, VW is always keen to surprise the hardcores with breathtaking concept cars at the annual Worthersee Tour. Three years ago, it was the GTI W12-650, subsequently the Golf Estate RaVe 270 and last year it was the Golf GTI Wörthersee '09. This latest concept car illustrates the great design potential of the Golf GTI.
Key components here are the add-on parts styled in high-gloss black piano paint. The focus here is on extreme precision in the definition of shapes, radii and straight lines, as though cut with a razor blade.
The add-on parts themselves are slender and light on the one hand, yet noticeably stable as well; they appear as though carved from a single block. Add-ons around the front spoiler, side sills and rear diffuser (which lights fire-red when braking!) are visually styled as so-called splitters; they are aerodynamically optimized air diverting elements that originate from motorsports.
Edited/Images: VW
