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Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650

May 18th 2007 04:50

Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650 - click on image for a hi-res version

Not to be out-done by Audi's unveiling of the stunning Audi TT Clubsport Quattro at the Wörthersee 2007 meet in Austria, Volkswagen has returned the punch with an amazing Golf GTI concept: the Golf GTI W12 650 concept.

Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650 - click on image for a hi-res version

This beast would absolutely blow the doors off the Audi and then some - how does a W12-cylinder engine producing 477kW (650 hp) and 750 Nm of torque sound? The 6.0-litre Biturbo engine is mounted longitudinally and placed directly behind the driver and the front seat passenger for fantastic weight distribution - not to mention the fact that it would've been too big to fit under the bonnet!

Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650 - click on image for a hi-res version

All this in a small car like the Golf equates to blistering quick 3.7 seconds for the 0 - 100km/h sprint onto a top speed of 325 km/h!!

Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650 - click on image for a hi-res version

Shame it will never enter production though - Volkswagen has confirmed that this is strictly a concept car with no plans to launch a limited-series production run.

Volkswagen Golf GTI W12 650 - click on image for a hi-res version

[Source: Autoweek]

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Volkswagen R GTI Concept

November 2nd 2006 04:29

Volkswagen R GTI Concept

Think the GTI and R32 are the hottest Golf's on the market? Well, think again.

Making its debut at the 2006 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the R GTI, a look forward into the future of compact car performance and boy oh boy does it deliver the goodies.

With its striking carbon-fibre body panels, four-passenger sports car interior, powerful turbocharged engine and competition-bred suspension, the R GTI is a stimulating fusion of style and dynamic excellence, fully modern in content and achievement yet staying true to such longstanding Volkswagen values as drivability, durability and utility.

Volkswagen Chief Designer Derek Jenkins and his talented crew at the Volkswagen Design Center California collaborated with the firm OSIR Design to revamp the exterior components of the standard GTI's front fenders, hood, side rockers, and hatch door with carbon-fibre panels developed by both OSIR and Jenkins’ in-house team.

Spicing things up even further are specially constructed 19x9-inch aluminum alloy wheels shod with Michelin Pilot Sport Cup ultra-high-performance radials in size 265/30 R19.

The standard 2.0-litre FSI turbocharged four-cylinder engine is extensively tweaked with a larger Garrett ball-bearing unit with twice the flow capacity and boost to 21 pounds per square inch. All of the pressure-side plumbing was strengthened with silicon hose. A large-diametre cast-aluminum, black powder-coated intake pipe feeds the big turbo the cool air it needs from the larger, front-mounted intercooler, delivering twice the stock air flow. An Inconel exhaust manifold and an APR stainless steel exhaust system ensure efficient flow-through.

The clutch was upgraded to handle the increased torque, and a Quaife limited slip differential (LSD) was installed to make the engine’s power flow more efficiently through the tyres. For the suspension Jenkins called on longtime experts H&R Tuning to supply a system that would be reasonably comfortable when the R GTI was used as daily transportation but would also deliver crisp, precise handling when the road gets twisty or for weekend track days. Replacing the stock suspension is H&R’s RSS Club Sport system of coil-over shocks and springs, augmented by a pair of adjustable sway bars. Ride height is reduced from 1.5 to 2.5 inches, but despite the ground-hugging stance and the Club Sport’s stiffer-than-stock settings, the suspension is compliant enough to comfortably dampen the rough spots in the road.

To make the R GTI stop as well as it goes, Brembo’s four-piston aluminum alloy calipers, which squeeze Brembo two-piece floating cross-drilled discs with billet aluminum hats are fitted.

It’s a tidy, factory-like transformation, and the result is a whopping 375 horsepower, on 93 octane fuel. If 100 octane fuel is used, output rises to a staggering 400 horsepower and a stonking 0-96 km/h time of 4.8 seconds!

As this is a concept car, there are currently no plans to introduce this model into production.