286bhp Remis will outgun 261bhp R20
If you can't wait until September for the VW Scirocco R20, or if its promised 261bhp and 258lb ft isn't enough (the Focus RS does have 300bhp, after all), Munich-based tuner HS Motorsport may have come to your rescue.
HS has revealed the 286bhp 'Remis', a modified body-kitted Scirocco. HS takes the standard 1984cc 2.0-litre EA113 engine (the same as in the Scirocco R20 and not the new EA888 from the latest Golf GTI) and uses a new air intake and modified exhaust as well as a few other internal modifications to turn the wick up.
This is not going to have a soft ride...
Those still yearning after more power (and, presumably, horrific torque steer) will eventually be able to specify a 315bhp version, says HS.
Unfortunately, unlike the Scirocco R20, the Remis doesn't have VW's clever XDS electronic differential to help it put its power onto the road, but it does get H&R coilover suspension, a one-piece disc-and-caliper brake system, and 20-inch alloys wearing Vredestein 245/30 ZR20 rubber.
Visual tweaks include carbonfibre bumpers and side skirts, while inside there are heated Recaro bucket seats and some, er, striking white embroidered Remis logos.
There are no official performance figures for the Remis, but we suspect that its speed will be matched by an ability to shred front tyres.
Bumpers are carbonfibre
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Mmmm...tasteful embroidery...
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