# VW GTI-R **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [March 12, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366 "2009-03-12T12:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366/1 "2009-03-12T12:08:51Z")
![http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/db2008au01139_medium_opt.jpg](http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/03/db2008au01139_medium_opt.jpg) The rumored Volkswagen Scirocco R20T never made an appearance at the Geneva Motor Show, but according to CAR, V-Dub has something else up its sleeve for this year’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The Brit pub is reporting the imminent arrival of the Volkswagen Golf GTI-R, a hotter version of VW’s iconic hatch with a more powerful variant of the turbocharged 2.0-liter motivating all four wheels. The turbo’d four-pot is related to the Audi S3’s mill, so expect output to be up and over 260 hp. And, according to the report, a major element of the GTI-R is weight reduction, so VW has opted to use the 2.0-liter turbo in favor of its 3.2-liter V6. The supposed weight-loss regime might come in the form of lighter structural and body components, along with a less luxurious interior that won’t infringe on the premium confines of the R32 and Scirocco. Then again, with the additional weight of the AWD system – versus the Focus RS and Renaultsport Megane 250, which both use a trick front differential to limit torque steer – the overall weight could be a wash over the standard GTI. CAR says the GTI-R should debut in Frankfurt this fall, with sales beginning in late 2009 or early 2010. > **[Rumormill: Volkswagen GTI-R with AWD coming to Frankfurt](https://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/12/rumormill-volkswagen-gti-r-with-awd-coming-to-frankfurt/)** > > 2009 Volkswagen GTI - Click above for a high-res gallery ---
**Author:** ![POOPRA](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/poopra/32/7188_2.png) [@POOPRA](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/POOPRA)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366/2 "2009-03-12T12:13:00Z")
Sounds like a R32 on the cheap, which is cool ---
**Author:** ![theblue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/theblue/32/5074_2.png) [@theblue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/theblue)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366/3 "2009-03-12T12:16:15Z")
I doubt any cheaper… just less luxury and more go… doubt it will be in the US regardless. ---
**Author:** ![Smaefer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@Smaefer](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Smaefer)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366/4 "2009-03-12T12:58:39Z")
> [@POOPRA](#): > > Sounds like a R32 on the cheap, which is cool I hear that but it’s wrong wheel drive. ---
**Author:** ![RLB](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/rlb/32/5196_2.png) [@RLB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RLB)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 1:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366/5 "2009-03-12T13:00:01Z")
they are saying it will be awd. ---
**Author:** ![snowracer101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@snowracer101](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowracer101)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366/6 "2009-03-12T15:23:43Z")
no way this will come to the US ---
**Author:** ![66impalass](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/66impalass/32/7429_2.png) [@66impalass](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/66impalass)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vw-gti-r/64366/7 "2009-03-12T16:10:57Z")
> [@Smaefer](#): > > I hear that but it’s wrong wheel drive. huh, they said in the article it was going to be AWD