RE: VW Golf R: 266bhp Hot Hatch Hits Frankfurt

[poo at Paul's]

j123 said:

"NOTE: The fourth generation Haldex AWD used in new Volvo automobiles is not capable of transferring power from left to right using an eLSD. Currently, the eLSD is still limited to SAAB.

NOTE: Actually OPEL (VAUXHALL) Insignia is using full version of Haldex including eLSD right-left power transfer.

NOTE: Audi S3 2009 Facelift model also uses Haldex Gen IV [9]"

Audi use it like Volvo do. Sorry better luck next time...biggy. j

"NOTE":Who the fook cares? Apart from you I mean?"

Edited by poo at Paul's on Saturday 19th September 17:41

[j123]

You right this is not the place to discuss this stuff!! True that. thanks for waking me up to this! j

[Ali_T]

So, in summary, it's as underwhelming as it is overpriced, it has a Haldex, which is a bad thing, and nobody really cares about it one way or another. Job done VW.

[997GT3]

VW will still sell their annual targets, so I dont think they're gonna lose sleep over the comments on here!

[poo at Paul's]

The wheels are shockingly bad IMO. Anyone know what the interior is like, I saw some spyshots of some hot golf with Recaro buckets in it a bit like the R26R Megane, (but leather etc).


I have an Edition 30 Golf GTI just now, (mapped!) and it is an impressive engine in it. Scrabbles off the line a bit, but is bonkers quick from 30-120mph. Nudging 350hp and seems totally viceless day to day.
If this new Golf has the same motor, there will be a few very very capable ones out there, once he mapping boys get their grubby paws on them! But 30k for anything nowadays is a lot of wedge! I paid £16800 for my Ed30 (2nd hand) and that was a bit more than I wanted too, tbh! It is tidy though!

[Ali_T]

997GT3 said:

VW will still sell their annual targets, so I dont think they're gonna lose sleep over the comments on here!

So do Kia. Doesn't stop us pointing and laughing, though with the Golf R that'll be a "nice car, but HOW much?!!!!" kind of pointing.

[csmkx]

j123 said:

"NOTE: The fourth generation Haldex AWD used in new Volvo automobiles is not capable of transferring power from left to right using an eLSD. Currently, the eLSD is still limited to SAAB.

NOTE: Actually OPEL (VAUXHALL) Insignia is using full version of Haldex including eLSD right-left power transfer.

NOTE: Audi S3 2009 Facelift model also uses Haldex Gen IV [9]"

Audi use it like Volvo do. Sorry better luck next time...biggy. j

Maybe this is a little bit too late, but, if you had looked it up a little bit further on other sources, you'd found out that the technology is no longer limited to SAAB a while ago. They rendered the technology out after first 1 or 2 years of their exclusive use, if I recall correctly.

[lordgibbness]

j123 doesn't want to know. He's a bit of an angry internet poster as far as I can tell...