Capdevila

I thought i would share this with you guys. Looks like the Golf R is headed our way and with its 2.0l turbo engine putting out 270hp and 260 lb-ft torque. Not to mention its AWD and much lighter then the evo. This looks like it could be a big competitor to the evo and sti. If priced right the golf R could easily put the presure on its competitors. What do you think? here is the link for more info
http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/09/v...rica-official/

Crester

I think it's great to finally get a high performance awd Golf here. And definitely it'll distract some potential EVO and STi buyers. But how will it perform tho? I have this feeling that while it'll probably perform great... that it won't perform like an EVO.

But for people that want some performance and a luxury interior... I could definitely see them going for this.

Greedy_son

Wow to that interior. Very nice indeed.
Thats one thing i thought the Evo X was missing, a base lancer interior plus a few extras.

deanob

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huh?

Greedy_son

^ The Evo X interior is similar to the Lancers interior except for the seats and a few minor things. Would of been nice if they did something completely different.

deanob

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Ahhh lol ya

Widoww

wow...that R looks really nice to be honest...ive seen some nasty VW's at the track that drive home but do 8.9 sec passes :|

deanob

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Vr6 turbo prolly but not worth it imho....

Crester

A German magazine compared the VW Golf R to the BMW 135i. They put the VW on top! They say that even tho the BMW performs better... it's not that much better to justify the price difference.

http://translate.google.com/translat...f-1914539.html

Crester

Original article...

http://www.auto-motor-und-sport.de/v...f-1914539.html

initialdrew

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Its still a golf-looking golf...R or not, just based on style I dislike all hatchbacks. But I might say, sitting in my friends 08 GTI I almost fell asleep. The car is much more comfortable and refined than our car thats for sure.

Crester

The GTi definitely has a really nice interior for it's class. Then again... it's not exactly cheap either... it starts around $30,000. If you option it up... you are pretty much into EVO X GSR territory! And you ain't gonna get EVO X GSR performance out of it.

I guess it comes down to priorities...

Personally I don't care if the GTi is a hatch... even tho I prefer sedans. If VW takes the GTI and just adds more performance... I think this Golf-R will be great.

KahoX

$11,000 in options? lol full carbon fiber body?

Crester

No carbon fiber body.... lol But YES on nearly $10,000 in options!

Check out these add-ons for the GTI...

6-speed DSG gearbox $1,400
Technology Package $2,000
Rear side airbags $500
Leather Package $2,600
18" Wheels $1,000
Moonroof $1,500