Golf GTE

Exterior. Volkswagen Head Designer Klaus Bischoff's crew created a look that merges GTI insignia blend with those of the e-Golf, creating an unmistakable identity. Klaus Bischoff explains the differentiations: "The presence of the electric drive is visually expressed by the prominent C signature of the daytime running lights on the Golf GTE. Meanwhile, all other front section design elements bridge to the GTI."

Red turns blue. In those places where red dominates in the GTI, blue is used in the GTE. The Head of Design continues: "A radiator crossbar running into the headlights provides further sporty accents within the context of Volkswagen electric mobil-ity." Like the e-Golf, the four-door Golf GTE will launch the market with LED dual headlights as standard. The indicators and parking light will also use LED technology. The smoked number plate lighting also uses LED technology. Side trim panels on the sills and a roof edge spoiler with side flaps provide further parallels with the GTI and GTD. Meanwhile, the highly aerodynamic 16-inch (standard), 17-inch and 18-inch aluminium wheel rims were designed especially for the GTE.

Golf GTE [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Interior.

Like the exterior, the sporty interior of the Golf GTE reveals a clear relationship to its other two GT series counter-parts. However, just as on the exterior, the interior red touches have also turned to blue. Klaus Bischoff: "Volkswagen's e-mobility colour of blue creates attractive contrasts in the car’s seating, decorative seams and material design. Moreover, the blue ambience lighting builds a visual bridge to the world of e-Mobility. “The colour of the light blue decorative seams on the leather steering wheel, on the surrounds of the floor mats, in the seats and on the gear shift trim as well as blue decorative ele-ments on the gear shift grip are perfectly colour matched with the Golf GTE's exterior details.”