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[Golf Houso]

Conditions as above, except for a delivery timeframe as 18months as it may be a little bit longer than that

AND yes, I made AWD a condition. I ordered 5 door, but will settle for 3drs if that is all it will come with.

The R20T (they looked up some brief specs) will have 270HP = 200kw.

Ahhh ok cool, well looks the specs are confirmed then... Any reason for the preference of a 5 door?

[Sharkie]

Ahhh ok cool, well looks the specs are confirmed then... Any reason for the preference of a 5 door?

Kids are getting too big to get in the back through the front doors. I prefer the looks of a 3dr but practicality (and she-who-must-be-obeyed) dictates the need for a 5 dr.

[Lima]

Placed my order this morning. I'll be the 1st in Brisbane to have one .... 18 to 24 months from now.

Std GTI MK6 due in December/January in Australia, R20 due 6 - 12 months later. And the dealer confirmed it will be AWD (4Motion).

The dealer happily took my deposit and conditions.

Don't you just love dealers. AWD hasn't even been confirmed by Volkswagen HQ yet. But a dealer in Brisbane knows all.

Mind, it's a reasonably safe bet (hopefully).

[gregozedobe]

Don't you just love dealers. AWD hasn't even been confirmed by Volkswagen HQ yet. But a dealer in Brisbane knows all. :

VWA HQ are notoriously tight fisted about releasing any info about new models. I asked about the Pirelli GTI and was told "We have no plans to import this model into Australia". I think at that time they were either on a ship to Oz or being held here before clearing customs.

And as long as you impose the right conditions on your deposit for a GTI-R you will probably be OK, plus you will get ahead of the rush when they finally arrive. Remember the waiting times for a Golf GTI when they first came out ?

[Lima]

I wasn't referring to VW Australia, of course they can't confirm anything that the fatherland is yet to approve.

But I know what you're saying in regards to protecting one's deposit.

[anarchycamp]

The dealer happily took my deposit and conditions.

Your giving them money for something that doesn't exist...they must love you! :p

24 months of excitement awaits!

[Sharkie]

One of my conditions obviously was a refund if VWA decides NOT to bring the R20T to Oz.

Interestingly when I asked if I could place an order on a Scirocco they said no ...... so something around the R20T must be valid .....

All I want to do is avoid the waiting list that happened at the release of the MK5 GTI where 12mnths+ waiting if ordered was the norm.....

[Lima]

One of my conditions obviously was a refund if VWA decides NOT to bring the R20T to Oz.

Interestingly when I asked if I could place an order on a Scirocco they said no ...... so something around the R20T must be valid .....

All I want to do is avoid the waiting list that happened at the release of the MK5 GTI where 12mnths+ waiting if ordered was the norm.....

Yep, I can see where you are coming from, and as you've said you have protected yourself, so that's a thumbs up for you.

Not sure if you have seen this, but it goes in to some detail on the Scirocco and Australia...

http://www.goauto.com.au/mellor/mellor.nsf/story/7E544FF1B7769DF1CA25755A00123D69?OpenDocument&Highlight=2,scirocco

[limmy]

tough choice i reckon...if they bring out the scirocco...provided its awd. do you stick with your roots and go the golf...or do you switch to the dark side but you get an arguably fatter and lower car.

[qsilverza]

Yes but it's not an N/A car. Now a V6+Turbo = Aural Enjoyment+Lots of speed ala Audi s4 B5;Godzilla's etc.

i'm pretty confident 200kW and AWD will be quite effortless. then just get an APR chip and away you go.....world eating monster! I can't think of an N/A V6 that would keep up with that, even after chipping.

APR quotes Stage 1 chip power to be 239kW/430Nm (taken from the 8P Audi S3 section on the website). I'd imagine the Golf R20T will be the same as that after chipping. Anything from the other chip manufacturers yet?

[Lima]

tough choice i reckon...if they bring out the scirocco...provided its awd. do you stick with your roots and go the golf...or do you switch to the dark side but you get an arguably fatter and lower car.

Scirocco for sure.

[mikepologti]

holy sh#t! i think im love,......ep thatll be my next car me thinks. sept i wont be getting it for another 3 years

[Notorious-187]

The plus side about a 24 month wait means its another 24 months get saving.

Would love to get my hands on one of these in 2011.

[mikepologti]

i read somewhere, that the one in the future r20, will have a modified 2l engine in them. so if its anything like the 2l found in the pirelli edition, expect evan more gains.

[RhysQ]

i read somewhere, that the one in the future r20, will have a modified 2l engine in them. so if its anything like the 2l found in the pirelli edition, expect evan more gains.

As mentioned about a million times, it's pretty certain its the 200kW 2.0T used in the current Audi S3.