Volkswagen does with Golf GTI TCR for the circuit

Posted on 08-03-2016 at 10:07 by rynnus – 44 Comments”

Volkswagen, with the touring car championship to compete in thick Waves.

VAG coaches are of course a little longer, but in the form of Seat’s, Audi’s and Skoda’s. The Leons/TT’s were flying the circuit about, but Volkswagen, now do it yourself. As We saw earlier, the concept of passing. Under the hood you will find the same four-cylinder engine of the Golf R, only this one was of course tickled to 330 hp and 410 Nm.

Add to this a weight saving of about 300 kilos, a sequential gearbox and an appearance to melt and you have the ultimate hot hatch yet to tackle. For the circuit at least. All the power goes to the front wheels. Depending on the adjustment, the racegolf this in 5.2 seconds to the 100 sprint and a top of 230 km/h reach. Hard was for on racing circuits. All 20 built versions are already sold to private racing teams. This month we can do the first race with the Golf GTI TCR expect. On 14 march, they come together with the competitors in the championship for the first time in action during a test session at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia.

Gallery: Volkswagen Golf VII GTI-TCR

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