The progenitor of the recent hatch style, the Volkswagen Golf GTI hits the half-century mark subsequent 12 months, and Wolfsburg is celebrating the milestone with a fiftieth anniversary particular version of the Mk8.5 this June. That date wasn’t picked at random – it coincides with the Nürburgring 24 Hours from June 19 to 22, the place race variations of the automobile will goal to safe a second successive class victory.
Not a lot was revealed within the press launch, however Autocar expects the commemorative mannequin to be based mostly on probably the most potent Clubsport variant – only one rung down from the full-fledged R. That automobile, revealed ultimately 12 months’s race, will get a tuned model of the venerable 2.0 litre EA888 turbo four-cylinder that sends 300 PS and 400 Nm of torque to the entrance wheels through seven-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission.
So outfitted, the Clubsport will get from zero to 100 km/h in simply 5.6 seconds – three tenths of a second faster than the common Mk8.5 – plus a better 267 km/h high pace with the Race package deal outfitted. There are additionally larger brakes and a Nürburgring-tuned “Particular” drive mode, together with aggressive exterior modifications and black graphics.
By the way in which, the golden jubilee Grand Touring Injection is to not be confused with final 12 months’s bog-standard Version 50 that celebrated 50 years of the common Golf, nor the locally-developed mannequin based mostly on the Mk8 GTI. That automobile was outfitted with an Oettinger bodykit, new wheels and inside bits from the worldwide Version 50.
Other than the brand new mannequin, Volkswagen may also show its newest vary of Golf R fashions on the Inexperienced Hell, together with the Variant wagon and the Black Version.
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