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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

VW GTI Roadster Concept 2015



     Quite many manufacturers design cars for fame game "Gran Turismo 6" of Sony but only a few brands are able to realize the vehicle. Volkswagen is one of them with the GTI Roadster Concept.

      2014, at the reunion under Wörthersee GTI, Volkswagen blurs the boundaries between real and virtual world while showcasing the "GTI Roadster Concept, Vision Gran Turismo," which was originally designed as a vehicle for the game " Gran Turismo 6 "on the PlayStation 3. The two-seat roadster is equipped with a 3.0 V6 Biturbo engine capacity of 503 horsepower and maximum torque of 560Nm.
      "GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo" is the result of collaboration between Volkswagen and Sony Computer Entertainment's 15th anniversary of the launch of Gran Turismo. It is considered as the most spectacular GTI ever produced not only in designing attractive appearance but also because of its performance, as well as the philosophy behind the Gran Turismo racing series.
     In the process of designing the "GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo", Volkswagen has innovative ideas of the Design Vision image GTI, which is the company introduced earlier at Wörthersee 2013 and inherited the style of the Golf GTI W12-650 well at this event in 2007.


      Through this concept, Volkswagen exhibited the potential of their design language and development indicates a possible future GTI. The aim of Volkswagen in the project "GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo" is putting the original idea of ​​the Design Vision GTI to a further impression. Wheelbase of the GTI Roadster is 2.494mm, shorter rather than the standard GTI and GTI Vision Design. With about hanging short, limited height 1.894mm and 1.090mm but long horizontal width 4.158mm, GTI Roadster appeared in an extremely impressive appearance, not inferior to the modern supercar.


     Similarly Design Vision GTI, highlight the design of the Roadster's GTI C pillars and pedestals bodywork flared sides. Engineers designed the pedestal as the independent body panels to create space for 20-inch oversized wheels and a direct connection with racing.


Type roadster bodywork optimized aerodynamic by some major changes. Owning oversized tail plate at the rear has created pressure on the body, helping to turn the power of the engine to the road more efficiently through a system of four-wheel drive 4Motion. Head C flared sides now become part of the roof at the same time play the role of a protective anti-roll bar.


     Volkswagen engineers gave this roadster a sizzling red paint. The top and rear with 3D blocks, for a modern image and strong. Even the 20-inch aluminum alloy wheels of GTI Roadster is designed with angled pin. It uses the center nut and durable ceramic brakes (380mm front and 356mm axis on the rear axle).


      The driver and passenger sit in a cabin GTI Roadster monolithic carbon fiber. The two locations are separated by a vertical supports of the cabin. Below the support bar with a fire extinguisher but the driver and passengers can easily use in emergency situations, like on a racing car so. GTI Racing Roadster mounted very low two chairs integrated 5-point seatbelts link. Chairs and four-spoke steering wheel, Alcantara leather. The entire interior is coated in black color of carbon fiber, Alcantara and leather sewing lines and red buttons as creating a sense of excitement of professional racing.
     However, Volkswagen does not have any plans for a convertible version as GTI Roadster sports so if you want to experience the speed on this car, it is only a virtual car driving in Gran Turismo 6 .





































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