VW R20 Spied! 2010 Volkswagen Golf R20 @ Nürburgring

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Don't get too excited about the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R20. Like so many great European hatchbacks, this new super Golf might be restricted to overseas sales only.

A replacement for the current V6-powered R32, the upcoming R20 will ditch the heavier V6 in favor of a high-output version of the GTI's turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4. Expect to see around 270 horsepower from the upgraded engine. And this much power means all-wheel drive as well, according to Rolf Trump, the project leader for the GTI. "Anything over 200 horsepower requires it," he tells Inside Line.

We're told to expect significantly updated bodywork as well. Judging by the looks of the prototype caught testing on the Nürburgring, Volkswagen's idea of significant is different than ours. A new front fascia, side skirts and a center-exit exhaust are the only big changes we can spot.

As we said before, none of this is likely to matter much. A Volkswagen official told us that the last GTI killed off R32 sales in the U.S., so the Germans probably aren't too anxious to try it again. Expect to see the finished European-spec model unveiled later this year.

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[JoshChadwick]

Goodbye VR6 :(

[salex09]

ihr amerikaner habt keine ahnung von tüten und blasen :/

[loschungo]

TDI?

[Annihilator1111]

the 2009-present Volkswagen Golf is assembled in

Wolfsburg, Germany

Changchun, China

Jakarta, Indonesia

Pekan, Malaysia

Solomonovo, Ukraine

[kfr19]

@joshuatree1001 Why would it be redundant? The GTI has 200hp and is FWD, while the R has 256hp and is AWD. Not to mention that the styling on the R is different from the GTI, even more so than with the R32 vs. the GTI Mk5.

[cito35th]

@salex09 das boot das boot!

[salex09]

Das sagt mann so ;)

[sirschoepe]

@salex09 Tüten?XD

[joshuatree1001]

So are we saying goodbye to the GTI now? It would be pretty redundant to sell the GTI and the R in america wouldn't it?

[JeremiahYESQ]

The Still @ 1:02 clearly has a TDI badge. perhaps just a disguise but an r20 TDI would be something. UK GTI was TDI for a few years.

[kirbz01]

so pretty much a gti with AWD?

[leabuelo]

sounds like a honda