golf R GTD

[paulw123]

something for us oil burners to drool over 

http://www.carbuzz.com/news/2014/10/16/Diesel-Hot-Hatch-Golf-R-GTD-Coming-7723071/

[chungster]

That would be the perfect diesel company car !!! 

[Golf_GT_TDI]

Sound good 

[phillips]

Dribble Dribble 

[Tal001]

I shall keep an eye out for that 

[rdfcpete]

They've just put that engine into a current gen Passat with the 2.0tdi and 4Motion, 240ps and autocar (I think it was) seemed to rate it recently, so it should be even better in a lighter more nimble shell. I think you can buy that Passat now or certainly very shortly.

A map or box to 300ps ish' and 480ft torque would make it very tasty in the MK7. Also sets up nice model progression for the later marks too 

[Matto]

Any more info on this new engine?

[Andy]

Ooh like that

[rdfcpete]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/volkswagen/passat/first-drives/vw-passat-20-bitdi-gt-4motion-first-drive-review

BiTurbo.
4Motion (Haldex)

VW Passat 2.0 BiTDi GT 4Motion

Price £34,510; 0-62mph 6.1sec; Top speed 149mph; Economy 53.3mpg; CO2 139g/km; Kerbweight 1721kg; Engine 4cyls, 1968cc, twin-turbocharged diesel; Power 237bhp at 4000rpm; Torque 369lb ft between 1750-2500rpm; Gearbox 7-speed dual-clutch automatic

I guess they'll use it in the A3, A4, A5, A6, TT, Leon's etc too....

[th3_f15t]

I had considered waiting for the Golf R to come down in price in a few years before making the jump, but now I may get one of these instead. It's a great idea for someone who travels a lot but also wants a high performance hatchback. If you're not bothered by chasing big horsepower then the GTD seems to make more sense.

[GTI5]

I'm not sure the engine offers anything over the current GTI in hatchback form.

It wont be more economical and has more parts to go wrong.

[jdm]

Is is just me that thinks the new GTI and R don't look different enough from all the other new golf models? I think the GTI should have been styled like the R and the R should have been the R400 

[Shoduchi]

Is is just me that thinks the new GTI and R don't look different enough from all the other new golf models? I think the GTI should have been styled like the R and the R should have been the R400 

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[gerbil]

Is is just me that thinks the new GTI and R don't look different enough from all the other new golf models? I think the GTI should have been styled like the R and the R should have been the R400 

Nope, I agree... In that respect I prefer the mk6 R, that R400 though :-)

[gobbleplease]

I think the gti looks more aggressive than the r to be fair !

I'm not sure what the diesel r will be like but I just drove the gtd last week and it was the most disappointing test drive I've had ! Where are these horses vw say it has really felt like it had 130bhp, I was all set for buying it aswell !