gav_113 0 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=118183977&blogID=191164710&MyToken=6c39742c-012b-45dd-9c2e-dadd743072ef Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 No sign of the R36 on there, but who needs it when you've got the R-GTi!!That is without doubt the meanest looking mk5 I've ever seen. Pleeeease VW - build this car!!!Full VWVortex article here:http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/vortex_news/article_1857.shtmlRead it and weep!! Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 id buy one!!! that looks sweet Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 id buy one!!! that looks sweet Link to post Share on other sites
matth76 1 Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 I read recently that the vw boss said the R36 engine will only be used in the Passat but not in the golf after all. Pity!Why can't they make the R32 have the front end of that RGTI?? I far prefer the front of the golf gti than the r32 which has far more chrome/silver which looks aweful - whereas the back of the R32 is perfect... I think they got the two cars' front ends mixed up lol. Link to post Share on other sites
purple highline monster 0 Posted November 12, 2006 Report Share Posted November 12, 2006 VW have marketed the mk5 R32 as a high spec car as opposed to a "race" car like the first R32, have to agree that Rgti looks mean! VW also have plans to make an IROC which is basicly the new sciroco simmilar to mk5 but lower roof line and wider! Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted November 13, 2006 Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 The 3.6 litre VR6 isn't just a bored & stroked 3.2 . It's actually a totally new engine with a 10.6 degree vee (as opposed to the 15 degree vee on all previous VR6 engines). As a result, it is a fair bit taller then the 3.2 (Someone on VWVortex has taken measurements to see if it would fit a mk2 shell and it doesn't ). In Europe the 3.6 is available in the Toureg right now and should be available in the Passat fairly soon.VW did try fitting the 3.6 in the Golf mk5, but it was just too big. There wasn't enough space left behind the engine for the (similarly huge) DSG transmission.Instead, (so rumour has it) VAG are looking at turbo-ing the 3.2 for the Audi RS3 and the next generation Uber-Golf. Apparently they have discovered that VR6 + Forced induction is quite a potent combination.We could have told them that!! LOL By the way, the new Audi S3 is out. It runs a 265BHP 2.0T with 4wd and looks bloody lovely. I want one. Link to post Share on other sites
VR6gaz 0 Posted November 14, 2006 Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 to gav_vr6just realised thats my blog Link to post Share on other sites
gav_113 0 Posted November 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2006 lol, so it is! didnt realise u were on here as VR6gaz, got it of ur myspace page..added u the other day, small world!! :-p Link to post Share on other sites
VR6gaz 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Im on clubgti.com and southyorkshiredubs.com as VR6gaz aswell Link to post Share on other sites
VR6gaz 0 Posted November 15, 2006 Report Share Posted November 15, 2006 Im on clubgti.com and southyorkshiredubs.com as VR6gaz aswell Link to post Share on other sites
antera309 3 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 The Passat R36 is coming out here in the UK soon. With 300BHP it doesn't look to bad at all...Articles:http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/11/15/volkswagen-unveils-high-performance-passat-r36/http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/publish/vortex_news/article_1871.shtml Link to post Share on other sites
Eat this 2 Posted November 17, 2006 Report Share Posted November 17, 2006 the passats growing on me wonder how heavy its gonna be? Link to post Share on other sites
AndyW 0 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Is it true that VW is no longer to build a V6 Golf? the R-GTi being the relpacement? It sounds like an S3 spec'd Golf? Link to post Share on other sites
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