VW to offer performance diesel Golf GTD
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It is anything but surprising that Volkswagen will debut a new GTI, the traditional sporting model of its mainstream Golf. What is a bit more surprising, though, is that there will be two other performance editions of the original hot hatch from which to choose, at least in Europe. One of them is the R-model, which should come from the factory with a super-hot 270-horsepower engine along with all-wheel-drive. While that's cool and all, the real shocker comes in the form of the Golf GTD. That model will come to the party with a high-performance diesel engine making 170-horsepower and somewhat more torque. Automotive News claims that the new hi-po diesel will hit the European market in April of 2009. Since we are just now getting diesels from VW in America, we're not exactly holding our breath for the GTD stateside. You can bank on the GTI making it on our shores shortly after the regular gen-6
Gallery: 2010 Volkswagen Golf
[Source: Automotive News – Sub. Req.]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
ale 8:19PM (9/24/2008)
woohoo!, factory performance diesel, music to my ears... more will follow,
(hey maybe finally an Audi TT-D and VW version of the so called new Porsche 934 successo, or i guess more accurately the baby r8, r4 anybody?)
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JamesWB 12:42PM (9/25/2008)
The Golf GT TDI has had 170ps over here since 2005.
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Tailpipe 12:56PM (9/25/2008)
This story doesn't make sense. The current VW Golf Mk V range already features a 2.0 litre TDI with 170 bhp and buckets of torque. Called the GT Sport, it is very much a performance diesel but just isn't marketed as a GTI equivalent. Hopefully, the final version of the mk VI Golf GTD will have nearer 200 bhp, at least 250 lb ft of torque, and a 0-60 mph time of less than 7.4 seconds.
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JamesWB 8:51AM (9/26/2008)
The GT already has 258ftlb so I doubt it would drop...