VOLKSWAGEN IS ALSO developing a hardcore Clubsport version of the upcoming ID 2 GTI, according to insiders.
The front-wheel-drive ID 2 GTI, revealed in near-ready concept form, is due on sale towards the end of 2026 with around 223bhp from VW’s new-generation APP550 electric motor. But Autocar has learned that engineers at VW’s research and development centre in Braunschweig, Germany, are also working on a more potent and focused range-topper, targeting a peak output of 282bhp.
Alongside the additional power, this flagship – in keeping with the hot Golf Clubsports that have gone before – is being conceived with a series of mechanical and electronic upgrades.
Chief among them is a fully mechanical limited-slip differential, which offers torquevectoring capability between the front wheels. “We’re not working with brake intervention,” said…