Volkswagen R20 Spied….according to Left Lane News
According to Left Lane News, these are the latest images connected to the eagerly anticipated and much hyped Volkswagen R32 replacement, tentatively titled the Volkswagen R20.
I had to chuckle at the first lines of this article, because it reads:
Don’t believe the badges on this car for a second, this is no diesel! What you’re looking at is the first mule for Volkswagen’s new hot hatch — the R20. The center-mounted dual exhaust gives away the true identity of this test car. We can also see this mule is running the performance brake package from the Audi S3. (Left Lane News, March 2009)
So let me get this straight, Left Lane News, these are not pictures of a VW diesel with Audi S3 breaks, it just looks like a VW diesel with Audi S3 breaks? OK, that makes no sense at all.
The reason I did not bother posting the pics is because
- a) They are not that remarkable, and,
- b) As Left Lane News admits, the car shown in the R20 will look nothing like the one show in the photos once it is completed.
OK, so Left Lane News hooks us with claims of new R20 images, then bursts our bubble by telling us in so many words that the R20 looks nothing like the car pictured in their article, to which I respond by asking the obvious question: So what DOES the 2010 Volkswagen R20 look like? Why did Left Lane News go to the trouble of posting these rather mundane photographs if this is not what the R20 looks like?
Somebody get me an Aspirin, please!
Alright. I admit to being less than professional here, but heck, I am frustrated by this. I wanna see some authentic .:R20 images, and soon. So does every Red-blooded, European Sport’s Car Loving, VW Hugging, Apple Pie Eating, Patriotic American. Alas, the folks at Volkswagen of Germany are keeping their lips clinched tighter than Keith Olbermann’’s butt cheeks. So, we will just have to wait.
I did see one thing in the Left Lane News article that I found encouraging, and it was this tiny tidbit:
Power [...to the R20] will be sent to all four wheels via either a six-speed manual or DSG semi-automatic gearbox. The run to 60 mph should be dealt with in the 5 to 5.5 second range, with a top end limited to 155 mph.
This gave me a sigh of relief. I had actually spotted a couple to stories that stated that the Volkswagen R20 was going to be powered from the front end only, which was not good.
As most of you will recall, VW stripped the 2004 R32 of all it’s guts and glory, releasing a toned down, dare I say sedated, 2008 version of the car that was an .:R32 in name only. The 2008 .:R32 was really just a GTI with AWD and a cool front end spoiler. Not only that, but the DSG gearbox took all the fun out of driving. It had many drivers vacillating between uncontrollable fits of drowsiness and psychotic rage.
So, provided the 2010 Volkswagen R20 is AWD, and provided it has the ability to outgun every other car on the road accept for the exotics, I will be pleased. Especially if it has a manual tranny. While I can live with a DSG, nothing spells fun more than a 6-Speed gun, if you ask me.
Of course, chances are good that I will be Raptured before I ever have enough money to afford another .:R-Series Volkswagen, but hey, a guy can dream can’t he?
Besides, maybe I will marry Paris Hilton! Who cares if I am twice her age. So what if she will cheat on me. At least I will have medical benefits and a Blue Volkswagen R20. What else does a guy need to be happy?
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