Golf R32 to be replaced by 270hp R20

[glimmerman]

http://www.motorauthority.com/...lkswagen-golf-r20.html

Can't wait to see this but i'd prefer a new V6 engine rather than a turbo four

 

[zerocool84]

So the R32 or R20 it's going to be called will finally have some balls??? R32 needed a big power bump.

 

[Kromis]

Damn, I wanted some Skyline love...

 

[Doggiedog]

It looks like a regular Golf with twin tail pipes. It doesn't look aggressive at all.

 

[Dman877]

"Following the success of the R32..." what...? The R32 lost every comparo it was in because it was either 10k too expensive or 75hp short of fast...

 

[PhoKingGuy]

The R20 is a chipped GTI motor with AWD, in otherwords, what the GTI should be stock minus the AWD

 

[angry hampster]

WTF no 3-door?

 

[DivideBYZero]

Good. Get rid of the heavy VR6. The R32 was always short of power from that unit for the amount of weight the cast iron unit brought with it.

 

[StageLeft]

Looks mostly indistinguishable from every golf that VW has been producing for many years now.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Looks mostly indistinguishable from every golf that VW has been producing for many years now.

Well of course. It's a test mule. I'm pretty sure they'll take the 2.0TDi badge off it before launch, too... 😛

 

[ViviTheMage]

they should have just powered up the V6!

 

[PricklyPete]

I'll be really interested in what the price will be on this guy when it comes to the states (if?) and what they strip out from the European model before handing it to us.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
they should have just powered up the V6!

Not really possible. The VR6 is such a shallow angle 'v' that at 3.2L it's pretty much at the top of it's potential capacity. Also it's head arrangement is quite compact so modifying it for mroe cams or more intricate timing systems is hard, AFAIK.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: glimmerman
http://www.motorauthority.com/...lkswagen-golf-r20.html

Can't wait to see this but i'd prefer a new V6 engine rather than a turbo four

Oh, high-strung turbo fours have an allure all their own. 🙂 Definitely a different feel compared to a V6 though and I can understand someone preferring the larger engine.

ZV

 

[PricklyPete]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: ViviTheMage
they should have just powered up the V6!

Not really possible. The VR6 is such a shallow angle 'v' that at 3.2L it's pretty much at the top of it's potential capacity. Also it's head arrangement is quite compact so modifying it for mroe cams or more intricate timing systems is hard, AFAIK.

And as much as the R32 following will lament the loss of their V6...a turbo 4 is much more appropriate with regard to weight for this type vehicle and size.