You may remember that at last year’s Wörthersee fest in Austria, Volkswagen showed the Golf GTI Cabrio and Golf R Cabrio concepts. Today, we learn that there’s a good chance that we’ll see, if not both, at least one of the drop top models entering production.
The news comes from British car magazine Autoexpress that claims Volkswagen will introduce the production version of the Golf GTI Cabrio at next month’s Geneva Motor Show.
If true, it could be the last version of the sixth generation Golf before Volkswagen lifts the covers off the new model at the Paris Motor Show this fall.
In concept form, the Golf GTI Cabrio sported the same 2.0-liter turbocharged four-pot as its tin-top sibling with 210-horsepower and 280 Nm (207-lbs/ft) of peak torque at 1.800 rpm.
Volkswagen had said at the time that Cabrio’s performance matched that of the regular GTI with a 0-100km/h (62mph) sprint time of 7 seconds and a top speed of around 240km/h (149 mph).
Along with the punchy 2.0 TFSI, the GTI Cabrio also featured a more aggressive looking body kit and 19-inch wheels.
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