On 10/26/2017 6:05 PM, dsi1 wrote:
> 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.
>


But you _would_ be tempted by 310 ponies - fess up man!