New 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI Roadster Concept Hybrid Future Vision Gran Turismo In Details

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This weekend's Volkstravaganza in Wörthersee, Austria, will host the first public appearance of the radical red VW GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo. For the brand's loyal followers who couldn't make it, VW has released this sweet and highly detailed rendering as well as a ton of info that goes beyond what was learned when the conceptual sketches were circulated last week.

The GTI Roadster Vision Gran Turismo concept is truly a show car that builds on VW's 2013 Wörthersee star, the Design Vision GTI. The chopped-top GTI was originally created as a purely digital vehicle for Sony PS3's Gran Turismo 6. But just as Mercedes-Benz built a life-size version of its Vision Gran Turismo sports car concept that had a similar mission that stole last year's LA car show VW decided to make it happen too.

With its evil grin and flared body, the styling is a clear evolution of the Design Vision GTI, and this one adds a beautiful basket-handle C-pillar and a large rear spoiler. The spoiler may be pure video-game imagination, but it loves the angled struts. Unlike the Design Vision GTI, the GTI Roadster has scissor doors, a cut-out windshield, and of course no roof. But like its predecessor, it's powered by a twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter VR6 engine that sends 503 horsepower and 413 lb-ft of torque to all four wheels via a seven-speed DSG. VW claims that the car weighs 3,133 pounds, can hit 60 mph in 3.5 seconds, and reach a top speed of 192 mph.

The 98.2-inch span between the GTI Roadster's wheels is shorter than that of the GTI Design Vision and the production car, the latter of which had a 103.6-inch wheelbase. The car measures 163.7 inches long overall about four inches shorter than the factory GTI at 42.9 inches high, and 74.6 inches wide. The paint, VW says, is a twist on the familiar Tornado Red dubbed Gran Turismo Red, while much of the trim is done in matte-finish carbon fiber. Gloss black is limited to the grille and mesh for the hood ventilation. Twenty-inch center lock wheels wear 235/35 rubber up front and 275/30 in the rear, and front and rear brake rotors measure 15.0 and 14.0 inches.

A carbon fiber monocoque seats two, while a center section running over a fire extinguisher separates a pair of racing seats equipped with five-point seat belts. The seats and steering wheel are wrapped in faux suede, and the instrument cluster is mounted atop the car's long, racing-purpose steering column.