Golf R Observations and Questions

[SilvrFoxX]

Is it worth the worry.?

[Candyman]

Is it worth the worry.?

Worry ?

No worry involved, the opposite.

I'd worry if I was done with changes to my R

[Candyman]

Some fresh gossip on a Golf R flip top

Believe it or not ....

http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/06...olf-r.html?m=1

[team_v]

Some fresh gossip on a Golf R flip top

Believe it or not ....

Carscoop: Spy Shots: Volkswagen Testing Golf R Cabriolet Prototype?

That's not the Golf R ragtop though.
It has the GTI style front bumper and is essentially the GTI cab with Golf R style wheels.

[Candyman]

It is a test mule ....

[brad]

For the undercar, sacrificial, scrapy thing - why not buy some nylon chopping boards & cut them to suit? cheap, self lubricating, easy to shape, consistant colour through the product so when they get scratched they don't look too crappy.

[team_v]

It is a test mule ....

Why would they be running a test mule for the Mk6 R cab when they are already testing the Mk7 golf though?

As it is just a roof conversion it has no difference mechanically to the GTI rag top which they are releasing anyway.

[Candyman]

No idea, I was posting the rumour

I did say "believe it or not"

[brad]

Why would they be running a test mule for the Mk6 R cab when they are already testing the Mk7 golf though?

As it is just a roof conversion it has no difference mechanically to the GTI rag top which they are releasing anyway.

I would have thought AWD would be a mechanical point of difference.... or does the cabrio R not have that? Different engines as well aren't they?

[team_v]

I would have thought AWD would be a mechanical point of difference.... or does the cabrio R not have that? Different engines as well aren't they?

Within the car there are mechanical differences but a ragtop on the same body would be identical as the differences in the car lay in the drivetrain and the engine rather than the body structure.