12 trainees from Volkswagen and Sitech Sitztechnik
presented their 400 PS (295 kW) VW Golf GTI Heartbeat in Austria at the
international meeting of GTI fans. Fantastic sound, a contrasting color scheme,
a honeycomb design and heartbeat symbols as well as a sound system with 1,360
watts from seven speakers make it quite clear: the interior and exterior design
of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Heartbeat presented by the budding carmakers is
inspired by the emotion of the GTI and the 40th anniversary of the Golf GTI.
The unique GTI based on a standard Golf GTI Performance was created in slightly
less than nine months on the basis of ideas developed by apprentices aged
between 20 and 26 training in five different vocations.
Exterior
The two-door sports Golf is painted in reflex silver
metallic with the roof and front end covered in a contrasting dark grey foil.
GTI honeycombs in bright tornado red with contrasting dark and light grey
provide further design accents on the bonnet, the closed roof and on the wings,
marking the transition from dark to light. In addition, an individual
high-gloss body kit and 20-inch wheels featuring wide tires on BBS aluminum
rims with exclusive paintwork accentuate the car's sporting presentation.
Interior
The front of the passenger compartment is dominated by
two folding bucket seats from the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S - decorated by a
crystal grey embroidered "40" emblem on the headrest and honeycomb
perforations with a red background on the back rests. These are repeated on the
door insets. Heartbeat symbols on continuous lines decorate the strips above
the door trims and the trim strip below the glove compartment. Instead of rear
seats and luggage space, the rear end of the car features a high-end sound
system with 1,360 watts from seven speakers and a special HIFI system with LED
lighting and engraved glass covers.
The Volkswagen Golf GTI Heartbeat bears witness to the
high-quality practically oriented training provided by Volkswagen. From the
initial idea to today's world premiere before tens of thousands of GTI
enthusiasts at Maria Wörth, the five women and seven men planned almost every
step themselves. After discussing many ideas and techniques, they opted for the
emotional Heartbeat concept. Finally, they assembled their Golf GTI Heartbeat
on its wide wheels.
They are training to be vehicle interior fitters,
vehicle paint technicians, automotive mechatronics technicians, a technical
product designer and a process technician specializing in plastics and rubber
engineering. By working on the Volkswagen Vocational Training project, the
young talents gained considerable specialist expertise and skill and grew into
a strong team together with project manager Holger Schülke.
"During the creation of their dream GTI, our
apprentices learn about the complexity of automobile production," says
Peter Christ, Head of Automotive Technology Training in Wolfsburg. "We
select especially talented young people and give them an opportunity at an
early stage to learn from experienced colleagues from the entire company - for
example from the design departments, the MultiMedia Center, the pilot hall and
the paint shop."
The VW Golf GTI Heartbeat is the ninth GTI project
vehicle of Volkswagen Vocational Training to be presented by apprentices and to
make its world debut at the Wörthersee meeting since 2008.
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