golf R

[Lima]

Can't believe there has been no discussion on this in 17 days!

Some new rumours/confirmation today!

The range topping GTI will be all-wheel drive, but won't be called the R20.

http://www.ausmotive.com/2009/03/30/all-wheel-drive-uber-gti-gets-sign-off.html

No idea what it will be called, but I guess GTI-R or 'R' GTI is the next best guess. Great news that AWD has been confirmed.

[RhysQ]

Great news that AWD has been confirmed.

.....not to forget the 200kW donk!!

[philthy]

Sharkie will be happy

[gerhard]

And some confirmation that they are rumours and the car is not known to VW Aus

http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2009/small-passenger/volkswagen/golf/tts-engine-for-super-golf-14658

They are painting a muddy picture all right !!

[pinzvidz]

Ah bugger, maybe my thread title needs changing to "AWD MKVI" or "Whatever VW call the R32 replacement..."

[Sharkie]

Some important things to note ....

the new GTI has a completely new 2.0 TFSI motor. Not merely a more powerful version of the old. Call it a V2.0 of the original.

So, the R20T/GTI-R (or whatever) is unlikely to have the TTS engine. More likely to be a 200kw version of the new engine. Which will eventually end up in the S3/TTS .....

I don't care, my order says "R20T/GTI-R or equivalent" and AWD (which has been confirmed )

I'm happy ....

[RhysQ]

So, the R20T/GTI-R (or whatever) is unlikely to have the TTS engine. More likely to be a 200kw version of the new engine.

but in those articles it say the TTS powered blah blah blah

[phaeton]

I know what it will be called

Well a pretty good guess anyway.

[RhysQ]

I know what it will be called

Well a pretty good guess anyway.

any of these:

GT-R
GTI-R
R-GTI
R-GT

??

you can't say that and not tell us!!!

im not a mod but TELL OR BAN. come one mods, get behind me here!

[phaeton]

any of these:

GT-R
GTI-R
R-GTI
R-GT

??

you can't say that and not tell us!!!

im not a mod but TELL OR BAN. come one mods, get behind me here!

R GT & R GTI sound good never thought of them.

Does anyone remember a year or so back that an image from VW Individual's dealer preview revealed an Golf RSI which was rumoured to have either a 3.6 V6 or 2.0T.

[Sharkie]

but in those articles it say the TTS powered blah blah blah

Yes, but all those articles are just speculation, nobody from VAG has actually said what engine it is to be. Merely that it will have about 200kw and be 2.0TFSI, not "... it is the TTS engine ..."

And all the media then said, "ah ok, must be the TTS engine then" which will likely be wrong. Mk6 GTI has all new 2.0TFSI (and the A4 and the Q5), so more likely to be a modified version of the new gen engine rather than a 5 yr old engine.

I'd put money on an upspecced version of the new engine....... lots of nice new changes to that engine ....

[Sharkie]

R GT & R GTI sound good never thought of them.

Does anyone remember a year or so back that an image from VW Individual's dealer preview revealed an Golf RSI which was rumoured to have either a 3.6 V6 or 2.0T.

I've seen pics of an R36 Golf (MK5) doing hot weather testing in South Africa ..... never actually made it to the market .....

[JVLR32]

Right my bad.
Just ignore me I live in my own little world.
Cheers,
Trent

your world is my world...R32

[JVLR32]

I've seen pics of an R36 Golf (MK5) doing hot weather testing in South Africa ..... never actually made it to the market .....

mmm does look goodly

[Lima]

More GTI 'R' stuff...

http://www.ausringers.com/2009/04/01/golf-gti-r-tested-on-the-nordschleife.html