Volkswagen Builds Race Golf for Touring Car Customer Teams
Chances are you probably won’t see this Golf in the Volkswagen showroom anytime soon. Volkswagen Motorsport rolled out its race-tuned Golf on Thursday, built to compete in the Touringcar Racer International Series.
The 2.0-liter turbocharged four, which has been tuned to 330 horsepower and 302 pound-feet of torque, is mated to a six-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission and is front-wheel drive.
The huge rear wing, front air dam and side skirts obviously add 15 percent more go-fast.
The Golf sits on a track widened by 40cm (16 inches) and 18-inch tires.
The car was developed for the TCR series, which is already underway. Volkswagen said Liqui Moly Team Engstler will race the Golf at the Red Bull Ring in Austria before heading off to Singapore and the car would likely be available for other teams in 2016.
Volkswagen has been successful with its WRC Polo so far this year, and is second place in Global Rallycross behind Ford.
No word on how much the customer car will cost interested teams.
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They SHOULD sell these in VW showrooms. Call it the VWVORTEX Edition! 3000k HID Fog lamps are a no cost option; complimentary "Hurley" t-shirt inlcuded.
I so would love to see what a box of rocks dumped onto the racetrack would do to road-vacs like these.