VW Plans Performance 'R' Division
Launch announcement expected at the Geneva show
VW is preparing to announce the creation of a dedicated 'R' performance division at the Geneva motor show in March, say industry reports.
Currently, most of VW's performance-oriented products are developed by VW Individual, a sub-division of VW that deals with niche products - generally those with an expected annual production of less than 20,000 units.
But VW Individual deals with non-performance kit, too - R GmbH will cover solely performance models, making it VW's version of AMG, Quattro, or the BMW 'M' division.
The expected announcement suggests that VW is getting serious about its R brand, so we can expect more than just the Golf R and Scirocco R in the near future.
Internet rumour currently favours the forthcoming Jetta coupe as the next recipient of the R treatment. We quite like the idea of a 260bhp VW Polo R. Anyone from VW listening?
Was in local VW Dealer last night looking at a Tiguan. Asked how many Golf R's had been ordered. Zero amount. Said every potential customer who had shown an interest before the prices were anounced, have all backed out. Too expensive.
They charge about double for Bucket seats compared to the Audi S3.
This R division might convince a few people to part with a few extrea quid but without racing pedigree will petrolheads trust them? Oh well it will only be a matter of time before they are doing 'hot' versions of the Tiguan and the Touareg.
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