VW's 186mph Golf GTI - Telegraph The concept car is slightly shorter than a normal Golf, but sits lower to the ground on sports suspension and has wider tracks front and rear. Inside, the rear seats have been removed and the normal dials replaced with an LCD display. According to Klaus Bischoff, head of design at the German car giant, the Design Vision GTI was built to give a "spectacular glance into the future of the GTI." It made its debut at the Wörthersee tuning festival held in Austria this summer and was also on display at the Los Angeles Auto Show last week. Volkswagen points out that, like all its concept cars, the Design Vision GTI is fully functional, with working doors, powertrain and instruments. The car's bespoke exhaust tailpipes are designed for show rather than go, however, and mean that the car can be driven for only ten minutes or so before they are damaged. Volkswagen has confirmed that there are no plans to put a car like the Design Vision GTI into production, but it could give a clue as to what future fast Golfs might look like. A VW spokesman hinted that a version of the Design Vision GTI's six-cylinder engine could be used in a future model, however, and that it is compatible with the MQB platform that underpins the latest Golf.