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The S3 came with the 184kw motor in MY07 / 08 (they gave the same reason as to heat) then magically with no mechanical changes, in 09 / MY 10 models got 195kw's (software change!)
Sounds like if we get a different KW version, it will really be for marketing :)
Not picking on you, Dermot, just an observation. It seems that VW and Audi compete hammer and tongs in the UK, but here it seems like VW doesn't want to tread on Audi's toes. If its only software, some judicious reprogramming should free those trapped horses.
Here is the first drive that I have seen:
http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...-270-R/246100/
Add to that NZ pricing and specs:
http://www.volkswagen.co.nz/publish/...g___specs.html
quite a disappointing review. It sounds like its gonna be another case of people wanting a true driving experience are gonna have to go out and do a few mods to wake the beast up. Its a shame because the motoring press will rape them for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by tentacles1
wow those photos do make it look less aggresssive! the front looks nothing special to me kinda looks like a normal mk6 golf with led lights, i do dig the back however as wel as the interior! i was considering changing over to it from my pirelli but i dont think so anymore...
Hmmm...I was looking forward to reading a review of this car. And from that reveiw it sounds like it is a tad boring, and worse lacking in a bit of character. I think I'll be hanging on to my r for a long while yet. Although that rear view looks HAWWWT! http://cdn.images.autocar.co.uk/612x...11589x1060.jpg
I love the back of it... I wouldn't mind if I was stuck behind one of these on the roads... the glossy rear diffuser and the LED light, very very good!
The wheels, as I've read, generally seem not to be peoples favourite. To me they look very bmw 1 series, not saying it's a bad thing, personally, I'm a fan of them... but i think the vw designers could have re-though the similarities...
If it's got anything like the turbo lag of the S3, I'd give it a miss.
So the Golf R is about 10% cheaper than a Audi S3 in NZ. Or about 15K more than a Golf GTI.
Golf R on the NZ site
(pricing & specs):
http://www.volkswagen.co.nz/publish/...lf/golf_r.html