It looks like in a few years Volkswagen's little electric vehicle will complete a full circle. It appears that Wolfsburg is preparing for a classic switcheroo close to the end of the decade, after the ID.3's replacement of the e-Golf. An executive from the corporation has made a strong suggestion that the ID.3 may be phased out after just one generation in order to make room for the reintroduction of the electric Golf.

Recall that the ninth-generation Golf will be manufactured in Wolfsburg on the VW Group's future Scalable Systems Platform and that it has already been confirmed to be a 100% electric vehicle. When the next generation Golf goes on sale, Top Gear magazine asked Kai Grünitz, the company's head of technological development, what would happen to the ID.3.

"Two or three distinct models cannot fit the same consumer due to space constraints. The development of a completely electric Golf has begun. Although we know exactly how it will appear, we'll wait and watch how the market plays out."

But even if the ID.3 is given the boot, its demise won't happen right away if the electric Golf makes a comeback. Grünitz continued by saying that there would be similarities between the two models, suggesting that VW will offer both EVs for an unspecified period of time.

Meanwhile, the internal combustion era's tiny hatchback is coming to an end with the launch of the Golf Mk8.5. Grünitz affirmed that the makeover is the ICE model's last gasp, since it will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024. Since "it's the heart of the brand," with over 37 million units built since 1974, the all-electric replacement will continue to go by the moniker Golf. In Europe, the Golf is the best-selling vehicle ever.

Not only will the term "Golf" survive in the era of electric vehicles, but VW will also go by other noteworthy nicknames in the future. Even when the gas engine era ends, the German carmaker has already said that the "GTI" and "R" prefixes would remain in use. VW intends to stop producing combustion engine vehicles in Europe in 2033.

We won't have to wait for VW to release a hot hatch without a combustion engine till the electric Golf makes a comeback. The much-anticipated ID.3 GTX is anticipated to surface later this year.

The ID.2 will ultimately replace the Polo supermini, even if the next-generation Golf is probably going to surpass the ID.3. It is hoped that VW plans to respect the tradition of its gasoline-powered predecessor by giving the tiny hatchback the GTI treatment as well. Not to be forgotten, the business is also developing a smaller ID.1, which should lead to a GTI derivative to continue where the diminutive left off! GTI stopped.