Volkswagen will be updating the GTI logo for the electric era, replacing the last letter with a lightning bolt. CarBuzz discovered the new logo in a trademark filed with the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, and it confirms insiders' belief that the nameplate will live on in the electric era.
The GTI name is highly valuable to Volkswagen, and it appears that the meaning of the acronym will have to change with this logo update. Currently, it stands for "Grand Touring Injection," the last part obviously referring to fuel injection. With the last letter being replaced by a lightning bolt, it appears that the "GTI" name will simply be repurposed, meaning that the GTX moniker currently applied to high-performance VW EVs may fall away.
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