Autocar makes it a quinella of Golf Mk7 news with word the next GTI will receive a timely power increase. Currently the Mk6 GTI has 155kW (208hp) provided by its EA888 engine. Predictions suggest Volkswagen’s boffins will fiddle with the same engine for the Mk7 GTI and increase power to around 165kW (220hp).
The current 188kW Golf R uses an older EA113 engine and it’s understood the Mk7 R will carry that engine over in the short term. However, EU6 emissions regulations due in 2014 will see the demise of the engine before a beefed up EA888 is called on for R duties.
[Source: Autocar]
8 replies on “220hp predicted for Mk7 Golf GTI”
zzzzzzzz – VW are so boring
hard to tell what it will look like with the grey tape camouflage on there.
Will they make it heavier to rob them of the ~10kW gains??? Hope not.
ummm… that looks like a MK6 to me.
The speculated proper LSD would be a more significant upgrade than 10
KW
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