RE: PH liveblog: Wolfsburg, ho!

[carllll]

NGK210 said:

@ Riggers

Will you be asking VW's techies why PH's GTI 35 can't better 29mpg on a long-run - ie, when its 2.0T is cruising off-boost?

It does, i easily get 37-38 mpg @ 70mph,40-41 mpg @50- 60 mph, mines a manual not a auto though i don't think that makes much difference at cruising speed

[DJFish]

I don't know if it's indicative of the way the US is slowly bdising the English language, but from the title I was expecting this article to be all about VWs prostitute scandal of 2007.

[gforceg]

Riggers said:

I think you've just asked VW to make a Lotus Elise...

In answer to your question: increasing safety standards on the part of the legislators, and increasing comfort requirements demands on the part of the market. Possibly sad, but certainly true.

EFA

[RallyeJon]

Can't beat a clean Rallye!

Much like mine, Riggers, think VW Germany want another one?

http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&amp...

[thewheelman]

RallyeJon said:

Can't beat a clean Rallye!

Much like mine, Riggers, think VW Germany want another one?

http://pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&amp...

That is a real beauty!

[928tt]

Having been to Autostadt, the BMW museum in Munich(old and new) the Mercedes museum and Porsches' Museum (old and new)

I found Autostadt is by far the most enjoyable experience, on the other hand I found BMWs' new museum disorientating and confusing ( this from a former underground miner!) Mercedes of course get to chart the entire history of the automobile and this the do with typical German efficiency. None of them are bad but they are all different to each other.

[Dr G]

Mmmmmmm sausages

[900T-R]

"Volkswagen Original Parts" on the sausages - who says Germans don't have a sense of humour?

[anonymous-user]

toppstuff said:

ROFL....no really, I actually did, that is so funny!

[aka_kerrly]

Looks like a good road trip.

I think once I've finished my Corrado it deserves a trip around Germany to say hello to it's cousins in Wolfsburg.

[Riggers]

aka_kerrly said:

Looks like a good road trip.

I think once I've finished my Corrado it deserves a trip around Germany to say hello to it's cousins in Wolfsburg.

You should defeinitely make the trip

They've got a VR6 Storm gifted by VW UK in the Stiftung museum (blog update coming up - though not sure I have a picture of that one...)

[Stuart]

When I was younger I had major lust for a VR6 Storm. Still such a fabulous looking car.

[TonyHetherington]

When I was at school, a teacher had an L reg VR6 in dark grey. I loved that car!

[WreckedGecko]

aka_kerrly said:

Looks like a good road trip.

I think once I've finished my Corrado it deserves a trip around Germany to say hello to it's cousins in Wolfsburg.

I was just thinking the same thing.

PH VW roadtrip part 2?

[MPoon]

pop quiz #2 answer: FWD

[heebeegeetee]

Transmitter Man said:

MK1 weight with current GTI power please, in RWD.

Do what? When the Mk1 Golf was launched the market was near full of rwds and almost all of them were st.
VW chose to do something differently, and their sport model of the Golf blew the opposition away.

If VW had built cars in the same was as everyone else at the time then I think VW would have disappeared before the end of the 1970's.

[paulrussell]

Pop Quiz #1 answer: 78mph and the car in the picture is a Messerschmitt KR200.

[Transmitter Man]

HBGT,

I hear what you say but feel that with the power of the modern FWD GT car you're best driving the rear or all wheels for optimum car control when on the limit.

Just my 2p which is not worth much.

Your mileage may vary.

Phil

[Dave Hedgehog]

thewheelman said:

toppstuff said:

Why are you posting a pic of a Honda in a VW thread?

if you look carefully you can see this model is a toyota

[heebeegeetee]

Transmitter Man said:

HBGT,

I hear what you say but feel that with the power of the modern FWD GT car you're best driving the rear or all wheels for optimum car control when on the limit.

I pretty much completely disagree, I'm afraid.

For me it's the imbalance of an fwd that i enjoy and which makes them so much fun, imo. I certainly think that all awd offers is massive grip and no involvement.