# Details emerge on next-gen VW GTI, harder-edged GTI-R **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [August 10, 2008, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/details-emerge-on-next-gen-vw-gti-harder-edged-gti-r/53042 "2008-08-10T23:59:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 7:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/details-emerge-on-next-gen-vw-gti-harder-edged-gti-r/53042/61 "2008-08-12T07:57:59Z")
Truth^^ ---
**Author:** ![Haenszel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Haenszel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Haenszel)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 8:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/details-emerge-on-next-gen-vw-gti-harder-edged-gti-r/53042/62 "2008-08-12T08:01:57Z")
> [@chino](#): > > wtf i thought there was some review a while back about the gti-r and how it was going to stomp the evo and sti… this is the pathetic excuse that is going to do it? no, thats teh “.:R GTI” ![http://www.vwvortex.com/artman/uploads/rgti1.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/f/5/f5241a197305fcb2eea5831e78a9b93c67a31cff.jpeg) Its a factory 1-off with an APR stg3 plus kit… thats it. Not a production car. ---
**Author:** ![BluBalls](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bluballs/32/7212_2.png) [@BluBalls](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BluBalls)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/details-emerge-on-next-gen-vw-gti-harder-edged-gti-r/53042/63 "2008-08-12T08:06:54Z")
They are just slow. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/details-emerge-on-next-gen-vw-gti-harder-edged-gti-r/53042.md?page=3)