Volkswagen has provided an early glimpse of its most iconic model's future, the Golf. During a works council meeting in Wolfsburg, the automaker showed employees the first silhouette of the next-generation, all-electric Golf, expected to be named the ID. Golf.
The released image confirms Volkswagen's plan to merge its established model names with its ID electric vehicle branding. The silhouette clearly retains the classic Golf shape, featuring a compact five-door hatchback design with pronounced fenders and the signature rear pillar.
Production strategy is shifting: assembly of the combustion-engine Golf will move to Mexico in 2027, freeing the Wolfsburg plant for the ID. Golf. The current gasoline model may continue alongside the EV for some time, potentially receiving a major update.
The ID. Golf will be built on Volkswagen Group's new Scalable Systems Platform (SSP), supporting 800-volt charging and cell-to-pack battery tech. Performance variants like GTI and R are expected to continue in electric form. A launch is anticipated towards the end of the decade, possibly around 2028.