On Thursday, October 26, 2017 at 1:48:32 PM UTC-10, Casa de los peregrinos wrote:
>
> That's actually a pretty bulletproof mill, ubiquitous through multiple
> models, and in Golf R form - a civilized beast!
>
> https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/auto/2...-golf/preview/
>
> In European trim, it comes with 310 horses and 280 pound-feet of torque.
> Get yourself a six-speed stick, and it'll hit 62 mph from rest in 5.1
> seconds, but go for the new seven-speed dual-clutch DSG and you'll hit
> the magic number in 4.6.
>
> As is the way with high-powered German cars, its top speed is limited to
> 155mph. In reality, that's more than you're ever likely to need, so no
> great shakes. It's the Golf R's acceleration that you'll fall for.

Amazingly, VW has made intercooled turbos commonplace. You can forget about all that speed racer stuff - these days, I drive like an old man.