Each year, tens of thousands of car fans head to Lake Worthersee in Austria for the legendary GTI meeting where, this year, Volkswagen's budding specialists will be presenting their show cars - the Golf GTI Next Level (from Wolfsburg) and the Golf Estate TGI GMOTION (from Zwickau). The two unique Golfs were created in about nine months on the basis of ideas from 29 apprentices in 12 vocations.

For the design of the exterior and interior, the young women and men contributed considerable crafting skills and used digital development and production methods such as computer-aided design and 3D printing technology.

They also programmed dedicated applications for the control of special vehicle functions from a smart phone or tablet PC. The Golf GTI Next Level is powered by a 2.0-litre petrol engine with an output of 405bhp and is equipped with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox.

The unique GTI is painted in the standard colours of white silver metallic and deep black pearl effect (at the rear). Contrasting foils with forked arrows are applied to the paintwork. Like the body kit, including the rear diffuser and the interior strips of the forged aluminium wheels, these foils are painted by hand.

14 apprentices from Volkswagen Sachsen are unveiling the Golf Estate TGI GMOTION with a 129bhp 1.5-litre natural gas engine, a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and integrated all-wheel drive.

Together with their mentors, the apprentices from the vehicle plant in Zwickau, the Chemnitz engine plant and the Transparent Factory in Dresden have created a Worthersee show car that combines a sporting character, elegance and off-road capabilities. The GMOTION shows that alternative powertrains are not only suitable for families but also for business use.