Autoblog reader finds the VW R32 microsite
Volkswagen hasn't published the link to the new R32's microsite on its homepage yet, but industrious AB reader Curt thought to punch "R32" into VW.com's site search and presto: here it is.
The site features a preorder form (essentially a lead generator for your local dealer), features & specs and a tell-a-friend feature. This week's been pretty active in terms of web sleuthing, with Ford fans digging up the Oval's official details on its trio of renamed cars, Scion fans unraveling Car & Driver's URL naming scheme to get the jump on the new xB and xD details, and now a VW fan finding the as-yet-unpromoted R32 site by simply using VW's existing search engine.
The moral of the story: if your page is published and it's not behind a layer of real security, people are gonna find it. Speaking of finding things, you can find Autoblog's on-the-scene coverage of the US-spec R32's unveiling here.
Thanks for the heads-up, Curt!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MCS05 4:08PM (2/08/2007)
Those don't appear to be the OZ Racing wheels shown in Chicago.
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Tenacious D 3:50PM (2/08/2007)
What? This has been out already...
Too bad the U.S. spec R32 isn't nearly as cool as the Euro one. We get less options and dumbed down features.
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ruggels 3:54PM (2/08/2007)
And too bad that's not a US Spec R32 :).
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James Sweeney 1:39PM (2/09/2007)
Much nicer looking wheels than the European model
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Dave T. 5:57PM (2/08/2007)
it was on the press materials they handed out yesterday. 5000r32.com
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mike 4:15PM (2/08/2007)
U.S. specs are NEVER as cool as the Euro ones! We always get shafted in this respect...which shouldn't come as a surprise!
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Fabulo 5:04PM (2/08/2007)
Where's my R36?
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Xavier Smith 5:14PM (2/08/2007)
Hopefully we get the R36 GTI with the Mk VI...
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ruggels 5:33PM (2/08/2007)
"Hopefully we get the R36 GTI with the Mk VI..."
doubtful
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Fabulo 7:24PM (2/08/2007)
Since you now can get an a3 V6 quatro with the DSG for about ~$34K, and it does not come with the "OMG only 5000 of them ever brought to the US" kind of squeeze for more money, this R32 is a little less appealing.
I'm not sure if the quatro awd system is the same as the Haldex in the VW. Otherwise everything looks the same. Same platform, same engine, same transmission...
Interestingly, it looks like the R32 sells for a little more than the comparable A3 in Europe...
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Guy 7:26PM (2/08/2007)
Funny, the rims are from the Mazdaspeed3!!!
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oneighturbo 9:37PM (2/08/2007)
#3 these are the exact wheels shown in chicago.. your probably thinking of the GTI Cup racer. It features OZ SuperT's..
check out autoblogs gallery on the R32
http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2008-volkswagen-r32/
btw, i found this site the other day. all you have to do is type r32 in the search box.. theres only one result.
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verdegrrl 12:49AM (2/09/2007)
Funny, in recounting how lame our choices are with regards to the R32, people never mention the price compared to our European counterparts.
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Taras 7:17AM (2/09/2007)
Alex Nunez:
Check out some news about this french cutie with german heart: 175-hp Peugeot 207 RC.
Just found this on one of our russian sites: http://www.asport.ru/news/detail.php?ID=4191
[Excuse me for posting this twice, i haven't received a confirmation e-mail]
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