Motor Week

[RednBlack]

Just watched Motor Week. Made me sad. Roadtested the VW GTI. 3.2 DOHC, 240HP, ran 14s@97MPH in the 1/4 mile......................

[pocket-rocket]

Why sad? We don't have 240hp stock, or that our cars are pigs when it comes to weight?

[sharkey]

well, fif you think about it, that running 14s is kinda pathetic. if you swap a gen 3 3400 into a j body, you are instantly in the 14s with 180hp.

[pocket-rocket]

I would rather see a built LS1 in a j body, lol.

[RednBlack]

Why sad? We don't have 240hp stock, or that our cars are pigs when it comes to weight?

Both, At least it isn't a ricer, it's a bratburner!

[conley3.1]

We have a Golf with those specifications, but it's not called a GTi. It's just called R32 I think. Not a bad car, IMO

[Jacque8080]

yeah, when the name chaged to R32 it's supposed to be more hardcore. Either way it's a nice car. 60v6 weren't designed to be monsters in a stright line, but we'll make it so.

MOe

[pocket-rocket]

I liked the sound of that R32. Although a 15* v6 would be kinda weird, lol.

[RednBlack]

well, fif you think about it, that running 14s is kinda pathetic. if you swap a gen 3 3400 into a j body, you are instantly in the 14s with 180hp.

This is stock, off the showroom floor! I hate it, but it is impressive. German engineering at it's best!......Put this engine in a Fiero, with some toys! Still...I like my bigass, comfortable, W-Body, semi-fast, General Motors car! (We tend to be biased.) Oh yeah, Got a 60deg,com sticker on it! R32 can't have one!!!!

[Jacque8080]

R32 does sound good. It also reminds me of the Nissan Skyline R32. But 1st Gen W Body sounds best to me. Sure other cars are smaller, handle better, have more power, have a more traditional/advanced drive train layout but my car does what I want it to do.

I'll race, have 3 other people comfortably in the car - carry all my spares and tools on the drive home. And if any high school punks in bling bling pull up next to me. I'll let them know at the next stop light how slow their car is.

3.4 litre 60degreeV6 is the heart of my machine and is damn good at what it does.

MOe

[bmlawson]

i'll drink to that

[pocket-rocket]

IIRC what Motor Trend said about the R32 in the edition that had a small article about it, over seas the car was called the RSI. Here is a vid of an RSI in action:

http://216.127.92.123/~dbrace/Media/film/Golf_RSI_2003_1.wmv

[Rhedalert]

R32 isn't that house refrigerant? Oh wait that's R22. That's supposed to sound hardcore? I'll name my car R134a and I'll be like...uber badass (Olds)

[conley3.1]

I liked the sound of that R32. Although a 15* v6 would be kinda weird, lol.

Actually, the VR6 is barely even a V6. Because of the 15* banking, the cylinders have to be kind of nestled between each other, as you can see in the picture. the engine is actually more like a straight six than a V6. It only has one cylinder head.

[RidgeRunner]

Yeah, basically it's a way of packaging six cylinders to be shorter than an inline, and narrower than a Vee. Volkswagen engine compartments aren't very big.