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Recently updated on December 20, 2022 at 03:13 am
Big stage for the sporty Golf GTE HyRACER from Volkswagen Group Retail Germany. Apprentices present their project in the Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The vehicle project was originally planned for the 39th Wörthersee meeting in May 2020, but it was canceled due to the corona. The trainees at Volkswagen Group Retail Germany customized the vehicle within a few months. Together they planned the Golf GTE HyRACER and built it according to their ideas. The "Hy" stands for hybrid and "RACER" alludes to the dynamic genes of the show car with road approval.
Presentation canceled due to Corona
Jürgen Stackmann, Board Member for Sales at the Volkswagen brand, said: “Once a year, the most passionate fans of the Volkswagen brand and especially the Golf GTI meet to exchange ideas and celebrate together. Not only the fans but also our trainees have been looking forward to these days for many years. There they show their amazing skills and genuine passion for automotive engineering in an annual project. For the first time this year, the trainees at our group's own trading company Volkswagen Group Retail Germany are also getting involved. With the Golf GTE HyRACER project they show their skills and the potential of our apprenticeships. We want to convey precisely this enthusiasm to our customers. "
Golf GTE HyRACER as a figurehead
Volkswagen's Group Works Council Chairman Bernd Osterloh said: "The Golf GTE HyRACER acts as an impressive figurehead for our brand. And as a GTI fan for decades, I say: The HyRACER is an absolute eye-catcher both inside and out. Above all, however, the project is a top calling card for the achievements in training at our VGRD trading group. There are young people at work here who are passionate about our products and brand values. That's why the fans at the Wörthersee would certainly have celebrated the HyRACER of our trainees. It is therefore clear: After his time at the Autostadt, this great project must inspire as many people as possible at other stations. The project team really deserves this appreciation. I will personally work for it.""What the trainees have achieved here in just a few months deserves great respect. So I'm really excited about what the troop has achieved. It shows me what is possible with teamwork and positive attitudes“, Says Ulli Link, Managing Director Human Resources and Organization at Volkswagen Group Retail Germany.
13 women and men were involved
This project is a premiere for Volkswagen Group Retail Germany. The trainees were able to apply via an internal application process. A total of 13 young women and men were selected from a large number of submissions. The vehicle body was logistically a masterpiece. The trainees came from different car dealerships across Germany and were only able to work together on the car for a limited period of time. Precise planning, intensive coordination and independent work were therefore the prerequisites for a successful implementation of the project.
The craftsmanship in mechanics, bodywork and painting was in the foreground in the design and conversion. The Golf GTE HyRACER has an individual body kit consisting of a front apron with the distinctive C signature, front splitter, widened fenders, rear apron with diffuser, roof spoiler with the integrated Arteon brake light, a sports exhaust system with a central double tailpipe, which gives the HyRACER a rich sound , as well as an individually adjustable sports chassis, which lowers the GTE by 40 mm. The widening of the entire vehicle is over 80 mm. The system performance of the Golf HyRACER was only slightly modified and increased to around 185 kW (250 PS). The individualized Golf stands on truly unique specimens: the black powder-coated 19-inch rims were specially designed by the trainees for their vehicle project. 265 mm wide tires provide the necessary grip on the asphalt and a braking system with a 380 mm brake disc brings the vehicle to a stop again.
The interior was largely equipped with Alcantara. The contrasting blue decorative stitching and the sporty seats with integrated headrests and the quilted “GTE HyRACER” lettering in blue impressively show that the trainees have also dealt with details. The well-known check pattern on the seats and door panels matches this. The high-quality Alcantara steering wheel with blue 0 o'clock marking and blue decorative stitching rounds off the cockpit harmoniously. A nice detail in the interior is the trainee logo, which was specially designed for the project by the trainees. Another eye-catcher in the trunk: two electric scooters that can also be charged there and used electrically at the destination.
Another highlight is hidden under the bonnet: all 13 trainees have their names immortalized on a metal plate. In addition, the ten economic areas of Volkswagen Group Retail Germany and the trainee logo were lasered into the plate. Indirect lighting lets the metal plate shine in different colors.
The vocational training secures and qualifies the future specialist staff of Volkswagen Group Retail Germany and is therefore a decisive strategic factor in the philosophy of the retail organization. Around 1.250 apprentices are currently working in technical and commercial professions at Volkswagen Group Retail Germany. These include, among other things, the technical apprenticeships car mechatronics technician, vehicle painter, body and vehicle construction mechanic and the commercial professions automobile salesman, warehouse logistics specialist, retail salesman as well as IT systems salesman and IT specialist. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Group, Volkswagen Group Retail Germany offers an attractive working environment with many individual further training measures and qualification programs as well as high chances of being taken on within the VGRD Group. If we receive more information in a timely manner, there will of course be an update for this report. You will be informed of this if you simply use ours Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!
Photos: Volkswagen (VW)
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