Volkswagen, the production of the new Golf has started italpress news agency

ROME (ITALPRESS) – Production of the new Golf series has begun at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg: the first eighth-generation car to roll off the assembly line in Hall 12 was the Golf Style in Anemone Blue metallic. Over the past fifty years, Volkswagen’s main factory in Wolfsburg has been in a sense the soul of Golf production in the world: more than half of the more than 37 million units sold to date of this queen of the compact class (average 400,000 units). per year) was built in the main factory. The new version is easily recognized by the revised front end. Among the eye-catching features are the redesigned LED headlights that include a new high-performance headlight with a very high beam. For the first time in a European Volkswagen, the Volkswagen logo on the front grille is illuminated. The taillights have also received a new design, in the Golf and Golf Variant. The interior features a new-generation infotainment system with faster processors, an independent touchscreen and an intuitive menu structure. Touch sliders for temperature and volume controls are now featured. Even the latest digital devices are always on board as usual. Other new features include a multi-function steering wheel with easy-to-use buttons and an IDA audio assistant with ChatGPT connectivity, which can be used not only to control functions such as the climate control system, telephone or navigation system, but also to achieve. to online information about almost anything from flight information to general knowledge questions. As for the engine range, in addition to the TSI, TDI and mild hybrid powertrains TSI, TDI and eTSI, the updated Golf also offers two new plug-in hybrids with an electric range of over 100 km and a combined range of approx. 1,000. , with DC fast charging function. A few days before the new Golf started production, the factory celebrated the 48 millionth car rolling off the assembly line; no other car factory in the world has built as many cars as the Wolfsburg factory.
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