Dec 5th, 2008 by RJ Menezes
The Volkswagen R32 is a cult car. It takes a real hard-core VW enthusiast to drop $33,000 on a Golf. But what you get for your money is something with, what’s the word I’m looking for, substance. Its gorgeous sounding 3.2-liter VR6 engine was flexible and fun to drive, and its AWD system made sure all those 250 ponies got to the pavement on time.
Still, like I said, it takes a real VW enthusiast to pay more than $30k for one of these things. It sold fairly well in it’s first form and not so well in the current Mk5 model designation. VW might have over-designed this car and pushed it out of the core demographic that would actually want to own this car. Also, frankly speaking, 250hp isn’t much for $30k in a world of 260hp MazdaSpeed 3’s and 300hp WRX STi’s.
At this year’s Bologna Auto Show Volkswagen decided to show a new concept study to the public. Based on the company’s new Scirocco two door coupe/hatch (we’ll call it a shooting brake design), the new Scirocco Studie R is billed as a possible replacement for the R32. Likely to be called the R20T, this new uber v-dub will take top spot among Volkswagens sporty offerings.
What we get technically speaking is the latest Audi S3 (which is not available stateside) with a Scirocco body plopped on top of it. That means a 273hp 2.0-liter turbo, DSG gearbox, sophisticated AWD system, and the requisite bigger brakes, wheels, and sports suspension. All the performance parts are literally taken right from the S3, and that’s no bad thing since the current S3 is a rocket.
The outside of the Scirocco Studie R the bodywork is inspired by the racing Sciroccos that grabbed a few victories at Nürburgring earlier this year. The car also boasts gloss-black detailing and red and green accent stripes under the side mirrors, in honor of the Bologna Auto Show which takes place in Italy.
Whether or not this new R offering will be any cheaper seems doubtful. Who knows though, maybe buyers will be willing to drop some cash on a high-performance VW if it offered the right blend of power style, and uh POWER!!! But seriously, whether or not this new R model Scirocco will even come to the states is still unknown. Keeps your fingers crossed v-dubbers, I have a good feeling about this one…
Source: Auto Week
Photo: Volkswagen AG
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