VW Golf GTI Heartbeat Concept for Wörthersee 2016

VW Golf GTI Heartbeat-05

Another year, another student project that looks fab. Twelve trainees from Volkswagen and Sitech Sitztechnik presented their 400 PS VW Golf GTI Heartbeat Concept at this year’s annual Wörthersee meet. It sports a contrasting colour scheme, honeycomb design and heartbeat symbols as well as a sound system with 1,360 watts from seven speakers.

Inspired by the “emotion of the GTI” and the 40th anniversary of the Golf GTI, the Heartbeat is based on a standard Golf GTI Performance, transformed into this in slightly less than nine months by apprentices aged between 20 and 26 training in five different vocations.

The three-door is painted in reflex silver metallic with the roof and front end covered in a contrasting dark grey foil. GTI honeycombs in red with contrasting dark and light grey provide further design accents on the bonnet, roof and wings, marking the transition from dark to light. A high-gloss bodykit and 20-inch BBS aluminium rims complete the package.

The cabin is dominated by folding bucket seats from the VW Golf GTI Clubsport S, decorated by an embroidered “40” emblem on the headrest and honeycomb perforations, repeated on the door cards. Heartbeat symbols decorate the trim strips. No rear seats, just a HIFI sound system with LED lighting and engraved glass covers.

The apprentices are training to be interior fitters, paint technicians, mechatronics technicians, a technical product designer and a process technician specialising in plastics and rubber engineering. By working on the Volkswagen Vocational Training project, they gained expertise and skill together with project manager Holger Schülke.

Nice? I prefer last year’s car.

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Danny Tan

Danny Tan loves driving as much as he loves a certain herbal meat soup, and sweet engine music as much as drum beats. He has been in the auto industry since 2006, previously filling the pages of two motoring magazines before joining this website. Enjoys detailing the experience more than the technical details.

 

Comments

  • mohsin on May 10, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    Looks production ready to me

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  • Prefer last year’s chick ;-P~~~

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  • Heaven on May 10, 2016 at 12:28 pm

    Innovative ideas with subtle finishings

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  • Kancil Hybrid on May 10, 2016 at 12:53 pm

    Still cannot compare to the greatest hot hatch of all time, the Satria Evo 3.

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    • Nein! Bestest hot hatch is Myvi SE. It has track record of taking down Pajeros. Lets see if this GTI can do that!

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      • ong chee boon vw con-man on May 10, 2016 at 3:28 pm

        Can easily some any Ptong model anytime including their upcoming so call “GDi =total garbage dump in” engine.. no sweat

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  • BE WARNED NO VW on May 10, 2016 at 1:24 pm

    “Loss of power whilst driving” is a major safety issue. When you experience it, it’s too late.

    Can’t sell, can’t keep. Stucked.

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  • Das Autar on May 10, 2016 at 6:53 pm

    Boring! DSG=Damn Stupid Gearbox. Make sure you stay next to their service center (SC) before owning a VW, plus plentiful of annual leave to spare and camp at their SC.

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