In the open base of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the PRC, photographs and characteristics of Lamando L GTS appeared. We are talking about the fastest version of the youth liftback 4.8 meters long. After restyling at the top of the line, there will be a modification with sports accents, a modernized body kit, two exhaust pipes and a 2.0-liter engine under the hood. The start of sales is expected in the summer.
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Volkswagen Lamando L GTS differs from the source by a diffuser with two large muffler banks, full antichrom, low-profile 19-inch wheels and logos. External improvements are not as significant as changes in technology: if the usual Lamando L is equipped with a 1.5-liter turbine, then under the hood of GTS the proven “turbochtvotnik” 2.0.
Autohome.com.cn / Ministry of Industry and Trade of China
The engine is signed by Volkswagen Golf GTI and develops the same 220 horsepower and 350 nm of torque. The increase relative to the base 160-horsepower (250 nm) solid. The gearbox is typical for Chinese “Volkswagen”: a 7-speed “robot” DSG. Over time, it can be expected that Lamando L GTS will have a fifth -generation turbo engine forced.
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Volkswagen develops a traditional gasoline line in China despite the decline in sales. The updated Lamando L family should enter the market until the end of June. Now prices for the basic liftback will start with 154 thousand yuan (21 thousand dollars), but the top version of the GTS will clearly be more expensive, because Golf GTI is traded for 210 thousand yuan (29 thousand dollars).
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