Volkswagen is currently testing it’s new Volskwagen Golf GTD, a turbodiesel performance variant of it’s hot hatch Volkswagen Golf.
The Volkswagen Golf already has a TDI version featuring a 2.0 litre TDI engine making 140 horsepower. It’s rumoured that the Volkswagen Golf GTD will feature an upgraded version of the same 2.0 litre engine fitted with Bosch’s super high pressure Piezo injectors, and numerous other upgrades to reveal new figures of 170 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque. Pretty nice numbers there. Volkswagen is a company that truly believes in diesel as the way of the future as opposed to petrol-electric hybrids. They’re really focused on improving turbodiesel technology, as evident with their Volkswagen EcoRacer concept which runs a 1.5 litre TDI making 138hp, almost as much as what the standard 2.0 litre TDI makes. I wonder if the extre horsepower would be gained through twin-charging though.
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After dabbling for years in the IT industry, Paul Tan initially began this site as a general blog covering various topics of personal interest. With an increasing number of readers paying rapt attention to the motoring stories, one thing led to another and the rest, as they say, is history. An avid electronic gadget aficionado as well as big-time coffee lover, he's also the executive producer of the Driven motoring TV programme.
The Golf never fails to amuse me! Superb cars! Wonder how much will it be priced here?!
Very sharp, I like it.
i think the price here for this Golf GTD is around RM 200,000-250,000..
even the basic model cost us RM 130++ (if im not mistaken)