R36...pre-ordered!!!

[R36 Dreamer]

To all you lucky ones who have taken delivery of their R36, the main thing I want to ask, which hasn't yet been covered is straight line acceleration. VW claim a 0-100km/h sprint of under 6 seconds for both sedan & wagon. Is this achievable in the real world? Standard power to weight equations would say not so but I saw that youtube video of the r36 speedo on a sprint at 6 secs dead but there was no mention as to whether any aftermarket mods had been done to the car.

Thanks guys!

I have no reason to doubt it. I haven't timed it against a stopwatch, but it is significantly quicker than my MkV GTI DSG.

I have the wagon, and usually VW are not over ambitious with their 0-100 times.

In the real world, 0-100 is not whats important to me. I would prefer 60-120 times - where the r36 feels bloody fast.

[Secret Squirrel]

Thanks for the feedback. It'll be interesting to see both MOTOR & Wheels write-ups once VW gives them one to review. I'm very close to ordering a black wagon...