A party created for fans 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 present 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 share their very personal GTI anecdotes with the community in expert talks. Sarah Elsser and car enthusiast and tuning expert Philipp Kaess will participate in Wolfsburg as a presenter duo. There is already a huge amount of anticipation as 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 spanning decades. GTI models from all eight Golf generations, as well as GTI versions of the Lupo, Polo 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 for tuning enthusiasts to look forward to. Influencer Jean Pierre Kraemer (‘JP Performance’) will showcase 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 over months of work. On Sunday afternoon, around 200 GTI and R models will put on a spectacular treat for the eyes and ears during a car parade across the plant site. There will also be a mobile performance test bench in the community car park for GTI and R drivers.
