RE: VW's R brand: we're going for diesel and 4WD
Wednesday 23rd November 2011
Controversial rumblings from VW's 'R' brand bosses about the future shape of fast VWs: "The future is diesel and all-wheel-drive."
This means (though this is taking an Olympic-standard long jump to draw such a conclusion) that we could well be seeing an oil-burning 'R' car (VW Golf GTD R, anyone?) before too long. Which could be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on your prejudices/predelictions...
VW's R brand: we're going for diesel and 4WD
But don't worry; they're going for lightweight tech, too...
Controversial rumblings from VW's 'R' brand bosses about the future shape of fast VWs: "The future is diesel and all-wheel-drive."
These are the words of Ulrich Richter, R GmbH's executive director, speaking to US blog site Autoblog at the LA show.
More universally encouraging news comes from R's assertion that low weight is more effective for economy than hybrid tech. "You can get the same efficiency [as a hybrid] by dropping 100 kilos," says Richter. Which, as much as it might be a statement of the bleedin' obvious to many, is also good news for those who like their fast VW's with a side-serving of agility, and not an extra lump of dead-weight battery.
Discussion
If only they can tune a diesel to be interesting in it's delivery.
All too often they are mid-range heavy and make say 90% or more of their peak power from 3000rpm onwards.
But at the same time, that is a core reason people like them, easy fast day to day, but then not so fun on a mini-hoon home.
Catch 22, it'll be interesting to see how they work around it!
Dave
All too often they are mid-range heavy and make say 90% or more of their peak power from 3000rpm onwards.
But at the same time, that is a core reason people like them, easy fast day to day, but then not so fun on a mini-hoon home.
Catch 22, it'll be interesting to see how they work around it!
Dave
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