VOLKSWAGEN GOLF IV R32
Golf IV failed to delight fans of sports. After the legendary GTI VR6 HAD Opened The Door Of The compact sedan sportivo bourgeois But The V6 4Motion, Like the GTI, has fallen Into the trap of gentrification. exasperated criticism Against No Doubt and HIM Always conscious of His image, VW React With The Latest Version bodybuildée, dubbed “R32.” Better Late Than Never They Say No? Certainly, The Golf R32 Delivers the record straight in terms of pure performance.
Having left His mark on the World of Sport Compact With The first VW Golf GTI 1600 in 1975, VW has Had To Continually Develop icts myth and Its Maintenance. Yet we Arriving At The Golf 4, sports fans disappointed Were With A version 1.8 Turbo 150 That Was Worse Than hp VR6 célèbtre and Its 174 hp, 2 wheel drive. VW Did Not Remain deaf To The expectations of fans and has put together a limited edition of 200 copies by a motorized 3.2-liter VR6 atmospheric of 241 hp. The perfs are back and Effectiveness of implementation. Finally!
PRESENTATION
Externally, It Is impossible not to notice the Golf R32. This Golf IV unusual uses a very discreet body kit, sharp literally sobriety With Characteristic Model of the brand for Years. All of this crude Rather makeup IS reminiscent of The Team That Many Cobbled TDI … But The Logo On The Grid & the tailgate Will allow connoisseurs to Get the nuance. Shields down, broad wings, side skirts, rims sticks 18 “, rear spoiler and star attraction, dual chrome exhaust Separate! Tape eye Yes, even “reasonable limits” would say us, Especially Compared to the (too?) sage Golf V6 4 Motion … Anyway, here aussi Reflect desire to impress. The R32 Is Not A basic golf! She n est aussi disponible en gray , black or blue. Inwardly, however, found intact in mind That VW IS known. Except for The Leather-Alcantara bucket seats embroidered With A Big “R” buttons and imitation of Aluminum Is A cockpit of Golf … sadly “still residing in “cold” object Remarkably well done. Looking a little closer instrumentation very poor, one has Discovers With amazement Calibrated speedometer up to 300 mph! Damn! It promised!
ENGINE
Indeed, “under the hood, it’s Worthy of a doping creatine! Faithful to the block Appeared On The Golf VR6 , VW has Evolved to Meet here in displacement 3189 cm3. Inaugurated are the big and heavy Phaeton, this block aussi Takes a variable valve intake and exhaust. The reworked cylinder head Better aussi allow combustion. What Interests us more Precisely, Is the power of 241 hp at 6250 rpm and maximum torque of 320 Nm from 2800 rpm to 3200 rpm. With a modified engine management With A very strong response Of The injectors, The In The Golf R32 V6 has a maximum low inertia and a maximum torque available very early, like we TDI. Cheers if not brutal, The Mechanics Of The VW Golf R32 IS Terribly sensitive to Movements Of The right pedal and The Character Of The Golf R32 Could Be Reduced To The expresion: “severe burns”! Some unpleasant reactions due to Lack of metering The Gas pedal notament in town, Will Perhaps not very Appreciated, Especially by coaches. Another point leur seen on paper, The sound of this new V6, tea Deliberately loud exhaust and sporty IS Even If All the bells did “not” naturally “Sport 6-cylinder BMW or Alfa Also Mr.” clean “sincere Already meets future Euro 4 Standard, The New V6 Volkswagen engine IS modern and dynamic goal ultimately not really exciting.
PERFORMANCE
Equipped Malthus, despite a weight of 1477 Kg coquettish, The Power to weight ratio falls to 6.1 kg / hp and Malthus Gives The R32 has true sporting potential. VW announces coyly 241 km / h at peak. Having Graduated up to 300 and the counter The excellent drag coefficient of 0.31, my gut tells me We Could Keep the gauge Of The V6 If That Were the box. So let’s be honest (like VW is …), the Numbers The 241 km / h … FUP. Although aided by STI AWD, traction control & the box 6 Remarkably well staged, The Golf R32 Is the queen standing start and Smoothly icts Compensate for high weight. 0-100 km / h in 7 “, 1000 m in 27 AD,” she tone to spare. Imagine the results with 100 or 200 kg less …
CONSUMPTION
The drag coefficient of 0.31 in Favor of Could Be a consommation under control, to The Golf R32 V6 IS heavy and big appetite has year, Especially in Cities. Its use however May Be Limited to 11L of average fair use to Exceed Cdn aussi blithely 16L / 100 km average if you make The Most virulent history of cavalry.
TRANSMISSION
Perfectly staged, box 6 of Golf allow for strong Raises we all carry. The engine / box Is Almost perfect, apart from a certain heaviness of handling The Lever That SITS uneasily exuberant With The Spirit of the V6. The non-permanent AWD IS identiques That Used to On The Audi S3. The rear wheels Come Into motor in box of slippage Of The front axle.
BRANCH
Very direct 2.6 turns lock to lock, very (too?) Isolated From The ski shocks and torque, The Direction Of The Golf R32 Lack of “feeling” like on Other brand models. Pleasant surprise, the big wheels do not penalize The Turning circle .
BRAKES
The Braking System Of The Golf R32 WAS oversized Because It Is In The Passat W8 listed! Add to That 4 excellent tires Michelin Pilot Sport Particular members, a support system for emergency and you get reassuring Braking Stopping distances in all Circumstances.
HANDLING
No pun intended, VW WAS Expected to turn in the Field of handling. Little Known for Quality Of The depreciation of icts sports, Characterized by year agreement springs / shocks Often misguided, VW Tried to straighten oz for The Bar. Taking the train rolling V6, The R32 Substitute for H & R Lowering Springs (-10 mm) and Highly Calibrated Bilstein shocks. To cope with the New Dynamic Constraints, The stabilizer bar and anchor points for suspending Have Been Strengthened. Haldex transmission, ESP as standard & the Michelin footwear excellent wheels 18 “full share chassis firmly Focused on Security. With Her Is A bit … make it or it goes!” Well, Obviously, R32 is Not The Player and There Is Always the “style” In The VW character Understeer of The Car. The extreme rigidity Of The assembly Malthus Benefiting road holding, The vivacity and precision driving (except one bumpy roads) But The driving experience Does not Reach The summits.
TEST TRACK
Find o test circuit by Francis Poirot, pilot Coupe de France and president of The Association of Gentlemen Drivers, Outings Arranging tours …
COMFORT
With STI chassis set Worthy of the Super Touring, The R32 Quickly Became “jigger” is uncomfortable and county and city roads. The driving position Is Well studied, tubs Konig Maintain good body aims are Exaggerating farms. Regarding equipment, The Golf R32 Meets the Current Trends and Will Satisfy Fans of sports-equipped standard STI by equipment (8 airbags, CD, AC, leather, etc. ..) And Its list of options (GPS Reversing radar, telephone, etc.). .. What make a real For CEO hurry … but not fragile vertebrae!
CONCLUSION
Good news, The Golf R32 Can Be Described as sporty! She has Arrived bit late and a priori limited edition But The Result is As Good As Expected Because Frankly, We Never Thought to combine contention Two words: Golf and Sport. The Volkswagen Golf R32 IS Indeed a contemporary sporting ultra efficient, tea V6 Is A crude and mechanical performances leave one gasping. Somewhat In The Spirit of a “compact GT” Perhaps she has Opened new direction for sports car. Volkswagen Offers a nice finish to The Golf IV (Just Before retirement) to Once Again The Pleasure of driving IS Somewhat Restrained. Come on, one more effort and It Will Be Good!
