Muva nje, izindaba ezisemthethweni zakwaVolkswagen zimemezele ukuthi iGolf GTI entsha izokwethulwa ngokusemthethweni maduze. Njengemodeli ye-facelift ephakathi nomjikelezo, imoto entsha isithuthukisiwe ngaphandle nangaphakathi, kanti i-powertrain igcina injini engu-2.0T.
Mayelana nomklamo wangaphandle, i-Golf GTI entsha igcina kakhulu ukubukeka kwemodeli yamanje, ngokulungiswa okuncane kuphela kwemininingwane. Isibonelo, iqoqo lamalambu angaphambili lenziwe lashuba kakhulu, kanti ubhampa wangaphambili unomklamo ongenelayo onegrille emise okwedayimane, okwenza i-fascia yangaphambili ibukeke inolaka uma kuqhathaniswa nemodeli yamanje.
Iphrofayili eseceleni ihlezi iwumumo wakudala oguqukayo futhi ohlangene weGolf GTI, enesethi entsha yamasondo ayimbali akhulumayo amahlanu ahlanganiswe namabhuleki abomvu, okungeza ukuthinta okubonakalayo kwezemidlalo ekubukeni okuseceleni. Izinguquko zangemuva zincane, futhi ukuthuthukiswa kugxile kubhampa wangemuva nokugcina ukwakheka kwe-exhaust ekabili.
Ngaphakathi, imodeli entsha ifakwe isondo lezemidlalo kanye nezihlalo zezemidlalo, ezisasebenzisa inhlanganisela yezinto futhi zigcina ukuthungwa okulukiweyo, okwenza umuzwa oqinile we-retro. Indawo yokulawula emaphakathi inesikrini esintantayo esingu-12.9 inch, esithatha indawo yemodeli yamanje enezikrini ezimbili, kanti isikrini esintantayo sitshekele ngakumshayeli, okuthuthukisa nakakhulu umuzwa wobuchwepheshe.
Mayelana nesitimela esinamandla, iGolf GTI entsha iyaqhubeka nokuba namandla ngenjini engu-2.0T, ehambisa amahhashi angu-220 kanye netorque engu-350 N.·m, ehlanganiswe ne-7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.