VOLKSWAGEN IS PREPARING to reveal the rumoured Golf R at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show, a turbocharged, all-wheel-drive successor to the Golf R32.
The Golf R will dump the R32’s 3.2 litre naturally aspirated V6 in favour of a tuned version of the Golf GTI’s 2.0 litre turbocharged inline four, but will retain the R32’s Haldex all-wheel-drive system.
Power is rumoured to be around the 208kW mark - a significant increase over the R32’s 184kW output, and over 50kW more than the Golf GTI.
Zero to 100km/h sprints should be done away with in well under six seconds, and, with a lighter engine in the snout, the AWD system should provide the Golf R with even more stupendous grip than the R32.
The Volkswagen Golf R is widely tipped to make its official debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show, with European sales to commence later this year.
It is not yet clear whether the Golf R will come Australia’s way, but with the R32 not long for this world, the 200+kW Golf R AWD hatchback would be just the ticket.
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I want one of these!
We need three cars.
cant get an R36 with a nose that will clear my driveway
cant get a transporter 4M 3litre t/d
for gods sakes give me one of these!
It the new Golf more sporty followed R, not R20, debut IAA Frankfurt 2009. To used four-cylinder 2,0l 265hp per viability, to reduce costs used in Audi s3, TTS, VW Scirocco in versions Fwd and Awd, suspension specific more hard.
0-100 km Awd Man 6.0 sec/ Dsg 5.8 sec, 194g/km.
0-100 km Fwd Man 6.6sec/Dsg 6.4sec ,192g/km.
Is probable than not existed one versions 2.5l turbo of 300hp, per the crisis mundial, editions Specials yes did,
One version light with less weight of Gti or R at the style Porsche gt3 RS..
Up coming 17 of September………
i want the gtiR now:)