VW Considers New Performance Models

It seems the aftermarket tuning world is too hard to resist even for Volkswagen, the company famous for “unpimping” their autos. Showing up to the mother of all aftermarket tuning conventions, SEMA, VW trotted out two highly modified versions of its Golf hatch aimed squarely at the raft of tuned vehicles from its Japanese rivals.

The reason for VW turning up at SEMA was to gather the market’s reaction to a range of new factory-backed performance accessories that could feature across several popular models as well as planned performance orientated models, reports Automotive News. VW’s goal would be develop a range of cars enhanced purely for performance. Gimmicks such as huge 19 and 20in wheels would be dropped in favour of smaller units because of the improved handling and drivability.

It’s still too early to say what kind of modified cars we’ll be seeing from VW, but the new Thunder Bunny and Neuspeed developed GTIs are a good indication of what’s to come.



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chewy - 11/6/2006 1:40:43 PM

+2 Boost

Nice GTIs/Golfs. With actual performance increases.

Agent63 - 11/6/2006 1:52:07 PM

+2 Boost

Should have made the rims gun metal instead of the red/maroon & black.

JUGNU - 11/6/2006 2:55:13 PM

+1 Boost

Again they weren't able to fix that hidious grill.
Rest is fine.

JUGNU

mstangpny07 - 11/6/2006 6:14:19 PM

+1 Boost

That isn't the standard grille you know.....

tecnopolis - 11/6/2006 7:23:30 PM

+1 Boost

Drivers Wanted~!

Homer008 - 11/6/2006 10:05:51 PM

+1 Boost

Looks like a copy of Michael Jordan's basketball shoes.

AUDIMAN4 - 11/6/2006 11:16:13 PM

0 Boost

I'd take one of those over Japanese imitation anyday.

UPshift - 11/6/2006 11:25:11 PM

+1 Boost

That thing just looks sinister.

AmazingBimmer - 11/6/2006 11:41:02 PM

+1 Boost

take a piece of crap and put red wheels on it.. HAHAHAH, this thing look like a cartoon .. what a boy racer look.. I guess people wihtout taste need to drive something at the end of the day!!. What better than marginal FWD products from VAG.... HAHA

S4cabriofox - 11/7/2006 12:04:05 AM

+1 Boost

Now THAT is a sexy Rabbit!

AmazingBimmer-

The GTI has beaten the 1 Series again, and again, and again, and again... well, you get it. The 1 Series sucks. And it's MUCH uglier than this car.

JUGNU - 11/7/2006 4:50:31 AM

+1 Boost

"And it's MUCH uglier than this car"

U mean Rabbit too is ugly,but not as much as the 1 series.S4 cavriofox.

Well,it's not.Only the grill.

JUGNU

S4cabriofox - 11/7/2006 6:04:37 PM

+1 Boost

I really don't think the Rabbit/GTI is ugly. They have clean, sleek Euro-fashion designs. I guess people are seeing them through their badges.