2009 Volkswagen Golf GTI First Details

UK’s car magazine have provided details on the upcoming new mark VI Golf range, and it sounds like Volkswagen’s top selling C-segment car is in for a busy 12 months of new variant releases.

Firstly, we are less than two weeks away from the new GTI appearing at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. It will be unveiled on October 2nd, where we’ll see a number of styling upgrades over the standard variants. The current GTI’s twin exhaust which is currently positioned to one side will be replaced by two separate pipes positioned at each of the far corners of the rear bumper. Whilst power is not expected to increase by much, maximum torque may get a 20% rise.

The current Golf range topper, the AWD V6 R32 will be replaced with the R20T, distancing itself from the standard GTI with an AWD drivetrain and its higher powered engine, sourced from the Audi S3 and TTS, and should be good for approximately 187kW...
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candywhite - 9/19/2008 3:11:42 PM

+1 Boost

i just came into my pants.

Star - 9/19/2008 4:00:34 PM

+3 Boost

AWD 265 HP GTI R20. Man..that sounds good.

BJS470 - 9/19/2008 8:54:46 PM

+2 Boost

I agree

EvoAudi - 9/20/2008 6:10:58 PM

+2 Boost

No more VR6=Bad
New 4 pot that has higher output and higher efficiency than the VR6=good


Sounds like the GTi will be gettin the new 2.0T from the Audi A3/4, 208 HP 258 lb/ft

ktu01 - 9/21/2008 12:42:03 AM

+1 Boost

This is awesome :) I can't wait for the new GTi to come out - I shopped two years ago, and didn't get the current GTi and have regretted it since.

Just out of curiosity... I wonder what engine Audi will be putting in the next S3 if the next R20 will use the same engine? I know in the current model, they used the turbo to save weight and give the S3 lighter, nimbler handling.

nyrogrl - 9/25/2008 11:26:24 PM

+1 Boost

Pleezzee just give me the Cabrio. Please tell me there will be a cabrio!!!