Thomas Schäfer

🎉 Happy Birthday, Golf! Exactly 50 years ago, on Friday, 29. March 1974, our first Golf models rolled off the assembly line in Wolfsburg.

👏 Kudos to all the amazing people behind this icon that has been at the heart of the Volkswagen brand for half a century now! It has constantly adapted itself to customer needs and has thus become a global bestseller.

🥂 Our Golf has always and will always provide affordable mobility for all at the highest technical level. Here's to the next 50 successful years!

#Golf50 #VolkswagenGolf #VWGolf #Volkswagen #VW #GolfMK1

Meet our ID.7 Tourer – one of the world’s first all-electric estate cars!

The most important facts:

🧳 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞: the ID.7 Tourer offers space for five people with up to 605 litres of luggage when the rear seat backrest is in cargo position. With two people on board, the load capacity increases to up to 1,714 litres.

🔋 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞: the ID.7 Tourer will be available with two battery sizes. The top-of-the-range version is expected to achieve ranges of up to 685 km.*

🧘 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭: a new automatic air conditioner, optionally available seats with pressure-point massage and air conditioning, and the new Wellness In Car app** offer a premium-class experience.

Europe-wide presales are scheduled to start in the first quarter of this year.

What do you think?

#VW #Volkswagen #ID7Tourer #IDFamily

ID.7 Tourer – near-production vehicle.
*Depending on the battery size, forecasts indicate that WLTP ranges of up to 685 kilometres could be possible. WLTP range values for production vehicles may vary depending on equipment
**optional equipment.

🏁 🏁 🏁 Today we celebrate a real High Performance Triple: Meet the new Golf R, Golf R Black Edition and Golf R Variant!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: All three R models produce 245 kW (333 hp) and reach an optional top speed of up to 270 km/h (167 mph) while carrying our DCC adaptive chassis control as standard.

𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲: New front design, new light systems, illuminated VW logo and new infotainment system.

𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀: The Digital Cockpit Pro in the versions with the Performance package has been enhanced with a new G-meter and a GPS lap timer (both optional).

𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀: The optional 19-inch Warmenau forged wheels are 20 per cent lighter than comparable alloy wheels (8 kg per wheel) and ensure perfect handling.

The Golf R Black Edition comes with a very special look including darker VW badges, R logos and black tailpipe trims and Performance package, whereas the Golf R Variant combines the performance of an all-wheel drive sports car with the all-round properties of a practical estate car.

Congratulations to the Volkswagen R team on these great models, goosebumps guaranteed!

So, what do you say: Team 🔵 or Team ⚫?

#GolfR
#Golf50

Golf R - combined energy consumption 8.5 l/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions 193-192 g/km; CO₂ class: G. Information on consumption, CO₂ emissions and CO₂ classes in ranges depending on the selected vehicle equipment

Golf R Variant - combined energy consumption 8.5 l/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions 194 g/km; CO₂ class: G. Information on consumption, CO₂ emissions and CO₂ classes in ranges depending on the selected vehicle equipment

Golf R Black Edition - combined energy consumption 8.5 l/100 km; combined CO₂ emissions 193 g/km; CO₂ class: G. Information on consumption, CO₂ emissions and CO₂ classes in ranges depending on the selected vehicle equipment.

Teamwork, focus and implementation – these are the priorities our new CEO, Oliver Blume, presented at our Global Top Management Conference in Lisbon.

I couldn’t agree more – the same applies to the Brand Group Volume: We already have strong brands that will be taken to new heights in the future. With our new governance model, we will now leverage the huge potential of a lean engine room. #OneTeam

All in all, a great spirit of optimism and motivation at this year’s GTMC! Now it comes down to shifting gears and quickly harnessing the power of the synergies. Klaus Zellmer, Wayne Griffiths, Carsten Intra, let’s go!

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