Thursday, September 9, 2010

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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)

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2010 Volkswagen GTI R20 Turbo – by JENS MEINERS, of Car and Driver Magazine

It’s no secret that we love the Volkswagen GTI—it’s a three-time reigning recipient of a 10Best Cars award, after all. But even the 210 hp of the upcoming sixth-generation 2010 replacement model leave the GTI at a distinct power disadvantage in its class.
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