Golf R20T/GTI-R to be unveiled in September
March 13th, 2009 Posted in Volkswagen
The latest in Golf R20T/GTI-R speculation suggests an official reveal at this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show (15-27 September). Last month AutoExpress took a reasonable stab at how the car might look (above). And, while debate over the final badge remains, the good news is that it is now believed the über Golf will have an all-wheel drive 4motion system.
The closest thing to an official release to the predicted range-topping Golf has been the Scirocco Studie R from last year’s Bologna Motor Show. There was nothing in that information that confirmed how many wheels would be putting the 198kW of power to the road. It was hoped this question might be answered with a Scirocco R20T reveal at Geneva, but, failing a last minute headline grabber from Volkswagen this weekend, that hasn’t happened. Indeed, Volkswagen didn’t even come to the Geneva show with a production-ready Golf GTI.
With the hot Golf/Scirocco engine likely to be sourced from Audi’s S3 the adaptation of the donor car’s quattro all-wheel drive hardware seems a formality, and the latest gossip from CAR magazine in the UK tends to support this.
Let the speculation continue, with all eyes on Frankfurt for the final answer.
9 Responses to “Golf R20T/GTI-R to be unveiled in September”
By Stu on Mar 14, 2009
Um, YES PLEASE!
By Revhed on Mar 18, 2009
That would definitely be of interest to me…
By Simon on Mar 21, 2009
Yeah but what $$$$ !?!?
Just north of 50k and it’s gold.
By By Cuz on May 7, 2009
I just bought an R32 and im sticking with it
By Sledz on Aug 8, 2009
Can’t wait to find out more. Looks like a nice upgrade path from a MkV GTI.
By rouxnette on Feb 4, 2010
mmmm….dats just tooo nyc