大众在巴西圣保罗车展发布了基于第三代高尔改款车的GT概念车。该车采用更粗壮车身组件，更大进气口和18英寸合金轮圈，使这辆三门版掀背车外观更具侵略性。它的车头配备了一对LED前大灯，车尾配备伪后扰流器，双排气尾管，突出的车顶扰流器。整体来看，这款概念版车型更像一辆车身侧面和后窗贴有“GT”字样的Polo GTI。车厢内延续车身的运动风格，内装以黑色为主基调，搭配显眼的红色装饰件和新的包裹性很强的座椅。同时还提供带有“GT”字样的平底方向盘，水平设置空调出风口则取自第一代高尔。大众巴西公司并未透露该车技术细节，但该车内部配备了五速手动变速箱。如果大众推出量产版，预计该车搭载一台1.0升三缸汽油引擎，功率85千瓦/115马力，扭矩200牛米。车辆百公里加速时间9.7秒，最高时速204公里。由于高尔更小，更轻，1.0升TSI引擎对它来说是最合适的引擎。

VW Gol GT concept races into Sao Paulo Motor Show
Based on the facelifted third-generation Gol, the GT concept proposes a beefy body kit with enlarged air vents and a set of big 18-inch alloy wheels lending the three-door hatchback an aggressive exterior appearance.

Being only a show car, VW Brazil was given the freedom to make the Gol GT stand out and that’s why it has received a pair of full-LED headlights, a faux rear diffuser, dual exhaust tips, and a prominent roof-mounted spoiler. Overall, it looks like a conceptual version of a Polo GTI with some “GT” stickers on the sides and on the rear glass as a nod to the original Gol GT launched in 1984.

The sporty touches continue on the inside where the predominantly black cabin has received a series of red accents also noticeable on the new body-hugging seats. There’s a flat-bottomed steering wheel adorned with the “GT” logo, while the horizontal trim on the air vents harkens back to the first Gol GT.

VW Brazil has not released any technical details, but we do notice the concept is fitted with a five-speed manual gearbox. If a production version is on the agenda, a viable candidate to power the Gol GT would have to be the turbocharged 1.0-liter three-cylinder gasoline engine, which in the entry-level Golf has 115 horsepower (85 kilowatts) and 147 pound-feet (200 Newton-meters) of torque for a sprint to 62 mph (100 kph) in 9.7 seconds onto a top speed of 127 mph (204 kph).

With the Gol being considerably smaller and lighter, the 1.0 TSI should do just fine in a potential GT version.