cenews – May 15, 2026. Exactly 50 years after the debut of the first GTI, Volkswagen has now presented the first purely electrically powered representative with the iconic abbreviation. Today's world premiere at the 24-hour race at the Nürburgring set the perfect stage for this: motorsport atmosphere, brand myth and a clear reference to the fact that the GTI should also function as a sporty small car in the electric era. However, the ID Polo GTI is no longer a stand-alone model, as the Cupra Raval VZ Extreme, the technically identical sister model, is already available.