Golf icons, shows and community: Countdown to the GTI fan festival in Wolfsburg with numerous highlights

A party for and by fans. For three days, the area around the Volkswagen Arena will be transformed into a GTI Fan City. More than 700 GTI and R owners will be presenting their vehicles and their history. Prominent GTI fans, such as Volkswagen’s Head of Design Andreas Mindt, or motorsport legends Benny Leuchter, Strietzel Stuck and Jochi Kleint, will be on site and will share their very personal GTI anecdotes with the community in expert talks. Sarah Elsser and car enthusiast and tuning expert Philipp Kaess will be present in Wolfsburg as a presenting duo. The anticipation is already high, because visitors from all over the world are expected.

Numerous model highlights from almost 50 years of GTI history. In September 1975, Volkswagen presented the first Golf GTI ^{at the IAA – it was the beginning of a success story that spanned decades. GTI models from all eight Golf generations, as well as GTI versions of the LupoPolo and up!will therefore be on display at the fan festival around the VfL Wolfsburg stadium. In addition, Volkswagen will provide a glimpse into the brand’s all-electric future with the sporty GTX variants of the ID. models and the presentation of the ID. GTI Concept}

Plenty to do for tuning enthusiasts. Influencer Jean Pierre Kraemer (‘JP Performance’) will be showing off his ‘Thunder Bunny’ at the GTI fan festival. In addition, the event will feature special Volkswagen show cars, a selection of the most spectacular models from Volkswagen Motorsport, as well as trainee vehicles that Volkswagen trainees have modified in months of work. On Sunday afternoon, around 200 GTI and R models will provide a spectacular treat for the eyes and ears during a car parade across the factory grounds. There will also be a mobile performance test stand in the communal car park for GTI and R drivers.