We”ve always had a soft spot in our hearts for the Volkswagen Scirocco R, which leads us to be a little excited when we hear rumors of the Golf R coming to the stateside. However, our excitement is short lived when tuners like B&B provide performance upgrades for the Scirocco R. The tuner is offering [...]
Volkswagen yesterday held the official launch of its new R GmbH brand, a department that will be responsible for sporty exclusive models from V-dub in the future. But if you’re itching to get your hands on an R GmbH developed Volkswagen in the U.S. – don’t hold your breath. Whether U.S. consumers will benefit from [...]
As reported earlier this year, Volkswagen today officially launched its new R GmbH brand that will be responsible for sporty exclusive models from Volkswagen in the future. “Volkswagen AG has bundled the responsibilities and competencies for development, implementations and sales of individualised vehicle offers into Volkswagen R GmbH,” Volkswagen said in a statement. “For example, [...]
Want to be teased early in the morning? Volkswagen is here to help. The automaker just dropped more than a dozen pictures of the new 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco R to make us jealous since we won’t be getting the sexy hatch in the U.S. anytime soon (if ever). Refresher: Power for the 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco [...]
It’s Wolfsburg’s two hottest hatchbacks going head to head in the latest Volkswagen commercial. Check out the fairly cheesy video of the new 2010 Volkswagen Golf R racing with the 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco R. Refresher: Both are powered by a 2.0L TSI 4-cylinder engine making 265-hp with a maximum torque of 258 lb-ft. That allows for [...]
Last month, Volkswagen announced that it will be returning to the 24-Hour Race at the Nurburgring with the 300-hp Scirocco GT24-CNG. Today, the German automaker announced something we’ve all been waiting for a very long time. At the 24-Hour Race at the Nurburgring, Volkswagen will hold the world-premiere of the new 2009 Volkswagen Scirocco R. Power [...]
