Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo

Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo
Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo
Overview
Manufacturer	Volkswagen
Production	2014
Body and chassis
Body style	2-door roadster
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (4MOTION); Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive (GTI Vision Gran Turismo Gr.3)
Powertrain
Engine	3.0 L VR6 Twin-Turbo FSI
Transmission	7-speed DSG with sports programming
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,490 mm (98 in)
Length	4,180 mm (165 in)
Width	1,900 mm (75 in)
Height	1,009 mm (40 in)
Curb weight	1,420 kg (3,131 lb)

The Volkswagen GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo is a concept car developed by Volkswagen in 2014.

Development

Rear view

The concept car, presented at Worthersee Treffen 2014, originated from another prototype, the Vision GTI, born from a competition created for Volkswagen's young designers and wanted by the Wolfsburg style manager, Klaus Bischoff; this was in response to Sony's invitation to build a Volkswagen that would celebrate the first fifteen years of the driving simulator series Gran Turismo.^[1]

Technology

The vehicle, as evidenced by the name, was in a roadster configuration, equipped with a chassis formed by two shells in carbon fiber separated by a central element. Based on a modular transverse platform called MQB (Modular Querbaukasten), the GTI Roadster Vision was equipped with a 3.0 V6 engine TSI with double turbocharger with a power of 503 CV with 560 N · m of torque managed by a gearbox DSG to double clutch and 7 reports; this allowed an acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.6 seconds, with a maximum speed of 310 km/h (190 mph). The traction was of the type all-wheel drive 4Motion, while the tires in size 235/35 at the front and 275/30 at the rear 20" sports rims.^[1]