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Next VW GTI puts out 210 hp, R version gets AWD and 270 hp
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Volkswagen's high-performance plans for the new Golf will spawn three new models, beginning with the new 210 hp GTI set to debut in Paris and go on sale in the middle of 2009. According to Automotive News, the Mk. VI GTI will sprint to 60 in a tick above seven seconds and hit a top speed of around 150 mph.
A performance-oriented diesel Golf, dubbed the GTD, will hit the market in April, putting out around 170 hp from its common-rail diesel, while a range-topping R model, available through Volkswagen Individual, will be churn out 270 hp, send power to all four wheels and will be equipped with an aero package that includes a "black gleaming diffuser." Sales of the R version will begin in November of 2009.
Gallery: Volkswagen Golf VI
[Source: Automotive News – Sub. Req.]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
phooky 1:36PM (9/22/2008)
wow those rims are beautiful
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Sandeep 2:01PM (9/22/2008)
I much prefer the current GTI's wheels
P B 2:27PM (9/22/2008)
Those rims look like what's over after some other company made some better looking wheels.
montoym 6:44PM (9/22/2008)
I'm 99% sure that those are not the wheels the GTI will receive. These shots are just of the Golf VI, not the GTI. They are of the same car we saw a few weeks back.
This story is just about the powertrain for the GTI and GTD and the next .:R. There is nothing about the styling, especially in the accompanying photos.
Aki 1:36PM (9/22/2008)
Where's our stinkin Sirocco.
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Torrent 2:00PM (9/22/2008)
It's busy being loved by those damn Euros......
mickid173 9:14AM (11/07/2008)
I KNOW RIGHT!!! when will that come out in america??? I'm in germany and I see it everywhere it#s such a beautiful car!!
Perry 1:37PM (9/22/2008)
LOL, VW taking a note from the Volvo playbook? My 2000 Volvo V70R AWD is 270HP and the original 'R' :)
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Chase 2:13PM (9/22/2008)
LOL, Perry hobby-horsing? God's god-mobile has infinite HP and is the original whole alphabet.
zamafir 2:17PM (9/22/2008)
No... taking note from their own actually. when the MKI TT picked up awd and a 250 hp 3.2l v6, the R32 followed shortly after with the same. Now, the MKII TT and S3 feature a 272hp 2.0T with 4motion and the MKVI R32 will follow shortly after with the same. ;)
Justin 4:48PM (9/22/2008)
Anybody know WTF Chase is saying?
PG13 1:43PM (9/22/2008)
"According to Automotive News, the Mk. VI GTI will sprint to 60 in a tick above seven seconds and hit a top speed of around 150 mph."
Doesn't the current GTI do it in about six seconds? Is this a mistake or is the new one really slower?
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zamafir 2:17PM (9/22/2008)
Nope, it doesn't, it hits sixty in 7.1 according to VW.
Chase 2:40PM (9/22/2008)
The current official VWoA 0-60 of the GTI is 7.2 seconds for the exact same motor (the new CCTY TSI motor) that is going in the MKVI. 7.1 seconds infers the MKVI is lighter, if anything. More likely that its just a marketing number and means nothing:
The next GTI will be the exact same speed in a straight line as the current one ... 0-60 6.7 seconds stock, 6.3 chipped, 5.9 chipped with better tires.
Todd 1:44PM (9/22/2008)
"According to Automotive News, the Mk. VI GTI will sprint to 60 in a tick above seven seconds and hit a top speed of around 150 mph."
My MKIV GTI with a VR6 is faster than that with less horsepower. How heavy is that car?
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Rick 2:34PM (9/22/2008)
HEAVY! Each successive generation of the GTI/Golf/Rabbit has become a weight pig. But then again, you can accuse every other manufacturer of doing the exact same thing. More weight? No problem, we'll put in a bigger engine. Wait, says the chassis department, it has more power! Let's increase the size and weight of the car. Chicken and egg engineering.
catter12 1:58PM (9/22/2008)
It looks like runflats, and leather inside. Cant speak for the chasis, but i'm ventering a guess that the new Golf VI is following in the fotosteps of new cars in that stuff is simply getting heavier. Yeah, my Golf IV 2l 4cl takes the 0-60 in about the same time, with 115bhp. I don't know WHY VW is making the Golf heavier, but I guess they are.
Also, didn't they say the 08' r32 was to do the 0-60 in like 5secs? The 08' r32 has 250bhp, but the new one will have +20bhp, and do it slower? What gives, VW? you're supposed to make stuff faster!
montoym 7:02PM (9/22/2008)
Simple, VW is always very conservative with their 0-60 numbers on their cars. Magazine tests and real-world numbers are much quicker than what VW claims.
For instance, I thought I recalled VW claiming that the Mk4 GTI(VR6) would do 0-60 in about 7.5sec. In the real-world, the numbers are closer to 6.5sec.
Additonally, the Mk5 GTI will do 0-60 in the low 6sec range even though VW claims around 7sec.(7.2s for the manual and 6.9sec for the DSG).
Bottom line, the MkVI GTI is just a refresh of the MkV and will only have 10hp more. It's not going to be dramatically faster or slower than the current model.
Don't get too worked up over VW's claims, they are always conservative.
Kumar 1:53PM (9/22/2008)
"A performance-oriented diesel Golf, dubbed the GTD"
Now that's what I've been waiting for!!!
Let's all hope that VWoA thinks clearly enough for a few minutes to greenlight this for the US market.
Reviews for the last gen from Aussie buyers were pretty good. It might keep me from getting a 6 speed manual Subie diesel in the next year or two (whenever they make it stateside).
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Matthew 1:57PM (9/22/2008)
The R version will be a good challenger for the coming Megane III RS (280 hp, 2WD though). Can't wait to see them battling!
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