Carefully considered aerodynamics is a vital design element for better performance and fuel economy. It also means improved safety and stability.
More efficient Your Golf GTI is designed to be superbly aerodynamic, offering you a great drive with lower fuel consumption. Extra safe This streamlining also means your car will be safer and more stable when you're driving fast or in strong crosswinds. So your Golf GTI not only looks good, but performs better too.
Design is not only about the way a car looks, but also about how it works. The Golf GTI has an aerodynamically efficient body shape achieved with help from the very narrow body panel gaps, flush fitting windows and headlights, well designed door mirrors and efficient underbody panels. Aerodynamics play a significant role in a car's overall efficiency. The more streamlined the car, the lower its drag co-efficient will be. Low drag, high performance A low drag figure means less effort is needed to push it through the air. Immediate benefits are better performance and lower fuel consumption. But there are other aerodynamic factors to consider. High speed lift needs to be minimised and stability, especially in a cross wind, controlled. Getting it right virtually Even before the latest Golf GTI was built as a scale model, Computer Aided Design (CAD) techniques allowed us to test its aerodynamics in a virtual environment. By carefully considering complex flow behaviour over its body, our engineers and designers were able to produce a car with excellent aerodynamic properties.