White gloves not included
Volkswagen had a crack at being hip and groovy at the Essen motor show by latching on to rave culture (about fifteen years too late).
The company unveiled its new concept, the Golf Variant RaVe 270, which despite the slightly dodgy name is actually quite interesting.
VW says the car is the most powerful Golf estate ever, which can’t be that difficult, and under the bonnet is a 270 bhp version of the GTI engine.
This means the car will do 155 mph and hit 62 mph in 5.8 seconds, and the power is put down through the 4Motion all-wheel drive system from the Golf R32
The concept could point towards a new, more powerful GTI variant that would be more hardcore than the top-of-the-range R32 Golf.
VW has fitted a DSG dual clutch transmission, fitted 19” alloys and lowered it by 20mm.
So where does the dance music derived name come from? That will be the Pimp My Ride style 1,400 Watt sound system with 13 speakers, three amps and subwoofers in the boot.
VW has also modified bumpers, radiator grille, side skirts, taillights, headlamps, and even the mirrors to make the car more aggressive looking.
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