Worthersee Watch: Apprentice Project Will be White Silver Metallic

Wörthersee is only a few weeks away and the apprentices are hard at work, getting their annual project car ready for the Austrian GTI celebration. Although it’s not quite ready for the primetime, they have let slip that the GTI will be shown in White Silver metallic paint.

“This paintwork is elegant at the same time as being neutral,” said Marie-Kristin Schildwatcher. “It provides considerable leeway for creative exterior design, for example, light to dark color shifts and multi-color concepts. We considered various concepts and ideas both within the team and with the Design department.”

The team is made up of 15 apprentices who let off leash to make the concept car of their dreams. Volkswagen has run the apprentice program since 2008 to celebrate the show that celebrates their best-loved water-cooled car and the apprentices are aware of the history they’re a part of.

“When I first saw the red and black Golf GTI Wolfsburg Edition in 2014, it was love at first sight,” says Florian Dimt, a mechatronics technician. “I was determined to work on a Wörthersee GTI myself and now I have succeeded.”

The apprentices are selected based on performance and every year some of the brightest participate in the project, which has the difficult task of wowing a crowd of some of the best aftermarket builders in the world.

“When I started my apprenticeship, I was already interested in the GTI project and I did my very best right from the start,” says Lena Volk. “All of us are showing what we can do. I am convinced that our Wörthersee GTI 2018 will be fantastic.”

The 11^th apprentice GTI will be shown along the shores of Lake Wörth high in the Austrian Alps on May 9 and I promise I’ll limit myself to as few “The Sound of Music” references as possible this year (I know I have a problem), but come on, it’s held in a town called Maria. How do you solve a problem like that?

The post Worthersee Watch: Apprentice Project Will be White Silver Metallic appeared first on VWVortex.

from VWVortex https://ift.tt/2GzvWcS
via IFTTT

Comments

You can't scam VW by buying a dirty diesel now and still get full payout

Filed under: Government/Legal , Green , Volkswagen , Diesel VW's lawyers have naturally put in a clause that will prevent anyone from buying a known dirty TDI from getting the full buyout amount from the OEM. Continue reading You can't scam VW by buying a dirty diesel now and still get full payout You can't scam VW by buying a dirty diesel now and still get full payout originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 30 Jun 2016 14:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink | Email this | Comments from Autoblog Volkswagen http://ift.tt/297SxtR

2018 Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster Review

“Supercars just don’t excite me anymore.” These words, spoken to me over a month ago by another journalist, friend, and (so-called) enthusiast were echoing in my head for far too long, but they’ve finally been drowned out. Drowned out by the wail of a naturally aspirated 6.5-liter V12 engine mounted in the middle of the new Lamborghini Aventador S Roadster. My friend’s point is that back in the good old days, there was a crop of supercars that captured the imagination with amazing style, sounds, performance, and more. Today, it seems like everything is capable of supercar performance, with large luxury sedans outdoing some of the best and most dedicated teams of car nuts, while former pillars of automotive excellence are suddenly pumping out family-friendly SUVs. Beyond that, another league of supercars, dubbed hypercars have cropped up with hybrid gas-electric powertrains that make magical things happen quickly, but at the cost of the acoustic drama, visual flair, and engag...

PZM 73rd Rally Poland Kicks Off

The WRC is in Poland and after only one stage there are three Volkswagens in the top five. Today’s special stage at the Mikolajki Arena is the first stage, but the rally doesn’t begin in earnest until Friday. Today’s super special stage was less than two minutes long, and less than a second separates the top five drivers. Hyundai Motorsport’s Thierry Neuville tops the charts today, followed closely by Volkswagen’s Andreas Mikkelsen. Sebastien Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala are in fourth and fifth, respectively. Expect Ogier to climb the rankings, though. Not only did he win the rally last year, he has won every year since 2013. And with rain expected on Friday, Ogier’s chances are even better. “If it’s a bit wet then I hope I can make some good times,” said Ogier earlier today. “The best would be some good rain during the night so it’s a damp surface and then not too bad weather during the day so specators can enjoy the show without being too wet.” If it is dry, though, speed is on ...

Vorderman Volkswagen

Search This Blog