 Golf V gets 4motion, w00t |
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 Jul 14 2004, 12:47 PM
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 Talkin' the talk since 2003  Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T  |
Original VWVortex Article
 A few highlights: The clutch steplessly controls the torque from zero to full transmission corresponding to an equal distribution of torque between the front and rear wheels. Depending on the friction coefficient ratio it is even possible to transmit 100 percent of the drive torque to the rear axle. Anyone say "RWD Golf"?  Up to a gradient of 8 percent, the new Golf 4 MOTION has a proud towing capacity of 1800 kilograms (3968 lbs.), up to 12 percent the capacity is 1500 kilograms (3307 lbs.) (2.0 TDI: 1600 kilograms/3527 lbs.). Amazing for such a small car 
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Jul 14 2004, 12:51 PM
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 Got Rotary? Group: Members Posts: 4,420 Joined: 6-July 04 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 893 |
niiiice! now bring it here and fast!
I love the Golf V looks, feels so upscale! but then again I'm sure it's pricetag will do too.. 
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Jul 14 2004, 12:52 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
Yeah, it'll probably start at about $18k and run up to the upper 20s/low 30s...well, hopefully they'll bring over the Polo to go under the Golf/Jetta.
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Jul 14 2004, 12:56 PM
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 Stuck in the Tundra Group: Members Posts: 2,380 Joined: 6-October 03 From: Wisconsin Member No.: 106 Car: 2005 Honda Civic EX, 2000 Dodge Durango R/T |
Hmmm....I better start saving a good down payment.
 4 motion + new VR6 + 6 speed = Gold. |
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Jul 14 2004, 01:09 PM
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Got Rotary? Group: Members Posts: 4,420 Joined: 6-July 04 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 893 |
new VR6? I thought the GTI would have the new 2.0l Turbo or the 3.2 V6...
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Jul 14 2004, 01:10 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
The new VR6 is the 3.2, Renesis.
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Jul 14 2004, 01:12 PM
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Got Rotary? Group: Members Posts: 4,420 Joined: 6-July 04 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 893 |
it's not a VR6, it's a V6
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Jul 14 2004, 01:13 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
No, the 3.2 is a VR6...15-degree, narrow angle, just like the 2.8 it's based off of.
In fact, the 3.2 is basically just a bored and stroked version of the 2.8...84x95.9 (versus 81x90.3 for the 2.8) |
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Jul 14 2004, 01:18 PM
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Got Rotary? Group: Members Posts: 4,420 Joined: 6-July 04 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 893 |
This is confusing.. so when they use in in the Audi A3 or TT it's a V6 and when it goes in a VW it becomes a VR6? wtf!
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Jul 14 2004, 01:20 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
Pretty much, yeah...Audi doesn't use the "VR6" moniker, to seperate themselves from VW, but it's the same engine.
Also the same engine as in the Porsche Cayenne V6, although porsche tuned it a tad for their own purposes. |
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Jul 14 2004, 01:22 PM
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Got Rotary? Group: Members Posts: 4,420 Joined: 6-July 04 From: Quebec, Canada Member No.: 893 |
Meh.. oh well thanks for clearing that up for me
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Jul 14 2004, 02:01 PM
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 aka bitrix Group: Members Posts: 2,870 Joined: 2-July 04 From: Nibe, Denmark Member No.: 876 |
VW have not sold as many Golf V’s as they thought they would because of its high price compared to the competitors. They even had to put in a free aircondition in Germany, to make it sell!
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Jul 14 2004, 05:04 PM
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 Resident DSMer Group: Members Posts: 1,085 Joined: 22-January 04 From: Lawrence, MA Member No.: 486 |
I totally wouldn't want to tow the weight of another car with such a small car. If you've ever been in a vehicle towing a whole car, you know that even a large truck can be pushed around by the towed car/trailer. It's one of the situations where a really large vehicle is a requirement for safe travel, what big trucks and SUVs should be, but unfortunately mostly aren't used for.
-Jesse |
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Jul 14 2004, 05:06 PM
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Talkin' the talk since 2003 Group: Admin Posts: 28,271 Joined: 27-August 03 From: Seattle, WA Member No.: 27 Car: 2004 VW GTI 1.8T |
QUOTE(Enigma_Man @ Jul 14 2004, 05:04 PM) I totally wouldn't want to tow the weight of another car with such a small car. If you've ever been in a vehicle towing a whole car, you know that even a large truck can be pushed around by the towed car/trailer. It's one of the situations where a really large vehicle is a requirement for safe travel, what big trucks and SUVs should be, but unfortunately mostly aren't used for. -Jesse The general rule of thumb is to not tow more than the weight of the car that's towing (unless that's unavoidable, i.e, the thing you're towing weighs more than any possible tow vehicle, in which case trust the rating), and the Golf almost has that...with AWD and such, it probably weighs 3200 pounds or so, so that's enough to tow a 19 foot ski boat or something. |
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Jul 14 2004, 08:50 PM
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 That Frigging BMW Driver Group: Members Posts: 6,727 Joined: 7-December 03 From: Raleigh, NC Member No.: 222 Car: 1997 BMW 328i |
QUOTE(Renesis @ Jul 14 2004, 04:18 PM) This is confusing.. so when they use in in the Audi A3 or TT it's a V6 and when it goes in a VW it becomes a VR6? wtf! in fact, when it's in the TT and A3 and Phaeton and Touareg it IS a narrow angle VR6. but "VR6" is a VW tag. |
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