R20T

[Horney]

Are the rear discs bigger on the R32? Only reason I ask is some of the spy shots show the rear brake setup through the alloys. Just wondered if that would hint at any AWDness.

nick

[R32UK]

Thats a good point Horney, but I would imagine anything with more power than the ED30 would require a better setup than the current GTI one.

[Horney]

I tried zooming in on the shots in PS to see if I could see a drive shaft but the pics aren't high enough res.

nick

[synnea]

This is interesting....

Earlier this week we told you that VW will take the wraps off the Golf R hot hatch at this month's Frankfurt Motor Show. We also said that while we knew that the sportiest Golf would use the Scirocco R's 2.0-liter turbocharged four with around 270 horsepower, we weren't sure if it would keep the GTI's front wheel drive setup or go for an all-wheel drive system like the R32 that it will replace. Well, we've just been tipped off by a credible source that, unlike the FWD Scirocco R, the Golf R will be equipped with a four-wheel drive system similar to the one featured on the Audi S3.

We can also tell you that the Golf R that will be available in both three- and five-door bodystyles hits the 100km/h (62mph) mark from standstill in 5.5 seconds when equipped with VW's dual clutch transmission and 5.7 seconds with the standard six-speed manual gearbox. More to come next week.


Date - Friday Sept 11th 09
Source: http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/09/insider-vw-r32-successor-270hp-golf-r.html

[Horney]

That sounds epic if true!

Nick

[synnea]

Yes it does, and it would make me very happy! Fingers crossed that credible source is 'credible'!

[Snoopy]

That sound word for word like what Jamie from vortex has been saying for a while.

[R32UK]

i have changed my mind

i just watched the vid of it going round the ring and im now convinced its AWD!!!

[mac7]

If the Golf R isn't 4WD then it means VW continued the 4motion platform into the Mk6 range just for the 2.0TDi 4motion. Whilst I'm sure that is a worthy car in a Scandanavian winter, surely sales volumes would be too low to justify it? However a popular, if expensive, performance model with 4WD will sell everywhere.

I also don't get the arguement regarding a 4WD Golf R stepping on Audi's toes - I can't remember the last time I saw a late model S3, whereas I see R32's everywhere. Toes are already squashed. It would make sense for VW to keep hold of that market share.

I may be deluded but until VW says otherwise next week, I'm happy to believe it's 4WD. I hope.

[ub7rm]

^^^

Its funny you mention the 4motion TDI as I was behind a mk5 4 motion TDI this afternoon and I thought to myself thats another nail in the R20 AWD coffin since I thought none of the mk6 'cooking' models were AWD.  Since there is an awd mk6 out there it gives, as you say, great hope that the R will indeed be AWD.