VW apprentices build 301hp Golf GTI Street

[VH_Supra26]

by Alex Kaufmann
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The four 19-22 year olds built 'the GTI Street' in just 3 months

Custom-tuned turbocharged four-cylinder hatches are pretty common fare anywhere in the world. But it's not every day that a handful of young apprentices at one of the world's biggest carmakers turn out a car that turns heads like the Golf GTI Street

Built around a heavily modified 2.0L TFSI engine, the apprentices also packaged some other sophisticated gear into the street-mod GTI. A coilover suspension kit is a must-have for the category, but it also features a hydraulic ride height adjustment - a first for the GTI.

Beyond the performance and suspension mods, the team - four young men aged 19-22 - also fit 19in wheels with 225-width tires and brakes adapted from the famed R32. A completely black-and-white treatment inside and out plus some custom badge work wrap up the GTI Street's unique design.

The car was built for exhibition at the 2009 Wörthersee Tour, and will be on display alongside the Polo GTI Concept revealed yesterday.

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[CZero]

sounds like just a k04 kit.

[Replica]

Looks terrible.

[VQuick]

I'd rather just see a Golf R36 with the 300hp V6 from the Passat of the same name.

[Dorian]

^So you can see even more understeer like the VR6 model of the Golf? lolz

[VQuick]

^So you can see even more understeer like the VR6 model of the Golf? lolz

The MKV R32 can actually oversteer a bit. I imagine it wouldn't be much different with the 3.6L.

[Hyper]

Nice!!

[uneek]

power and brakes hooray
looks ghey

[CZero]

^So you can see even more understeer like the VR6 model of the Golf? lolz

You do realize the R series are awd right?:facepalm:
Besides, the vr6 was a mkiv, which was garbage on wheels.

[eN_2_Oh]

nice number.

[unitedelements]

expected more

[terrorboyz]

dont like blck and white on hood....doesnt flow at all

[VashThaStampede]

You do realize the R series are awd right?:facepalm:
Besides, the vr6 was a mkiv, which was garbage on wheels.


:facepalm::facepalm: VAG awd systems tend to be rear biased..thus creating understeer,,,:facepalm::facepalm:

[CZero]

:facepalm::facepalm: VAG awd systems tend to be rear biased..thus creating understeer,,,:facepalm::facepalm:
Wow, you're pretty stupid sometimes, I gotta say.
Not only would a rear bias create oversteer, but the system in the R32 is capable of putting almost all torque to the rear wheels when needed based on traction conditions, but is otherwise 100% front biased when the front tires experience no slippage.
"Thus", you fail.

Besides, he mentioned vr6 golfs, not R32's. The fwd VR6 gti has loads of understeer. The R32 does not.
Either way you were wrong in everything you said, congrats it's not easy to be so wrong:weirdo:

[ikonaccord]

Looks terrible.

[french fries]

A "Heavily modified" 2.0 motor putting down 301hp? Is there a "fail" icon?

[Stevenc]

^ Agreed. 300 crank from a heavily modified 2.0 is pretty crap

[vdubsunday]

Wow, you're pretty stupid sometimes, I gotta say.
Not only would a rear bias create oversteer, but the system in the R32 is capable of putting almost all torque to the rear wheels when needed based on traction conditions, but is otherwise 100% front biased when the front tires experience no slippage.
"Thus", you fail.

Besides, he mentioned vr6 golfs, not R32's. The fwd VR6 gti has loads of understeer. The R32 does not.
Either way you were wrong in everything you said, congrats it's not easy to be so wrong:weirdo:

:roflmao:

[Mr. Stone]

^ Agreed. 300 crank from a heavily modified 2.0 is pretty crap

It's all perspective. Heavily modified to us may not be the same as to the writer.

I think it looks good.