Volkswagen Golf GTI with extra energy, much less weight on the playing cards
This yr marks the Fiftieth anniversary of the Golf GTI, and Volkswagen might be celebrating it with a brand new particular variant. The automaker not too long ago confirmed this, stating that the brand new hardcore Golf GTI will debut on the ADAC 24 Hours race on the Nurburgring in June.
Whereas Volkswagen hasn’t revealed any particulars of the Fiftieth-anniversary version, rumors counsel it may very well be known as the Clubsport S.
We’ve additionally heard that the upcoming Golf GTI Clubsport S will pack round 330 hp and is anticipated to be extra light-weight in comparison with the present Clubsport. The burden discount could be achieved by deleting the rear seats.
The present Golf GTI Clubsport, based mostly on the up to date Mk8 Golf, is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged petrol engine that delivers 296 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque. That’s 35 hp and 22 lb-ft greater than the usual GTI.
The identical engine powers the Golf R, which has 328 hp. Each variants of the hatchback have a front-wheel drive structure, and the Clubsport S might be no completely different.
If the continuing rumors are true, then the Golf GTI Clubsport S would be the most track-focused model of the favored hatchback.
