…even the celebrities were there this time…. …here is a “small” communication from Corporate Communications (VW)… Quotation: “The lake grooves The racing version of the Scirocco, the new Audi A3TDI clubsport quattro, thousands of tuned and polished GTI and also first-class German HipHop from the Fantastic Four. The fan community of the GTI meets these days for the 27th time at the event of the year at Lake Wörthersee. Wide tires, flashing chrome, rich basses: state of emergency at Lake Wörthersee! Around 200.00 0 car and GTI fans from all over Germany, Austria, Italy and Switzerland are celebrating themselves and their tuned favourites at a huge open air party these days. Just as elaborately converted as the GTI Performance, which seven Volkswagen apprentices from Wolfsburg designed themselves with wings and a sound-strong system and a black-orange paintwork, are also the around 6000 participating vehicles designed. There are no limits to creativity: A car in a cow-outf The GTI is not just a car for its fans, the GTI is a feeling of life. In the middle of the day, the 300 hp racing version of the new Scirocco, the Scirocco GT24, celebrated its public debut. Presented by the Executive Board for Technical Development Dr. Ulrich Hackenberg and the avowed GTI and Sciroccofan Gina-Lisa Lohfink, the race version leaves nothing to be desired by the rest of the audience: “It is a sharp A 25-year-old Austrian from Vorarlberg says. “It’s only a pity that he can’t be admitted to the road. “The Nürburgring track is applied in silver on the rear of the Scirocco. A reference to the big appearance on the race track in the Eifel. There he will be in action for the first time next weekend as part of the 24h race. Among other things, he will be driven by the two-time rally world champion Carlos Sainz or by racing legend Joachim “Striezel” Stuck, dre “Volkswagen is a sporty brand”, says Hackenberg in front of the many fans at the Volkswagen stand. “The circuit is the best place to demonstrate this sportiness. “It is not only for the Scirocco that it is the first appearance at the GTI event. In the course of the new cooperation with the Volkswagen Sound Foundation, the German HipHop group “Die fantastischen Vier” appeared on the Volkswagen stage. ie da?!, “MFG” or “A day at the seaside” are Smudo, Michi Beck, And Ypsilon and Thomas D. for almost 20 years not to think away from the German music landscape. Especially hobby racing driver Smudo is known for having a proper splash of gasoline in the blood besides the rhythm. “We are happy to be able to promote young talents together with the Sound Foundation,” explains Thomas D. Smudo: “We started at the very bottom, maybe we facilitate the difficult task of such young bands. The cooperation is planned for two years. If you prefer electronic beats instead of HipHop, the exhibited Golf Variant study is certainly a dream car. With 270 hp and a 1400 watt sound system with a total of 13 speakers, the RaVE270 provides a rich sound. Audi focuses on the efficient TDI technology during its performance and presented the study Audi A3TDI clubsport quattro. The 2.0-litre engine of the show cars delivers 165 kW (224 hp). In 6.6 seconds, it sprints from the stand to 100 km/h. Another highlight on the Audi stand: The Audi R8 TDI Le Mans with a V12 diesel engine with 500 hp. More about the GTI meeting at Lake Wörthersee will be available in the next edition of the “autogramm” which is expected to be available at the well-known displays from the end of June. Volkswagen AG, Volkswagen Group Communications