Golf GTI TCR hot hatch to bring VW racing heat to the street
Though just a concept at this stage, the special edition Golf GTI TCR has been engineered with near-term production in mind, threatening to bring some track-tearing muscle to the streets.
The special edition Golf GTI TCR concept was unveiled at the Worthersee Festival in Austria over the weekend, an event that is no stranger to daring GTI concepts. The latest, however, will be the fastest GTI of the model range, with a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine pumping out 213 kW of power and max torque of 370 Nm from 1,600 rpm.
This propels the standard Golf GTI TCR to a top speed of 250km/h through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox and locking differential that sends power straight to the front wheels.
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