by "Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
Published 01/20/2017 at 21:20
by "Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
Published 01/20/2017 at 21:20
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After reading @lanciere post about the Beetle, I’d thought I’d look up what the Beetle currently offers. I found this nonsense.
Yes, it’s a model designated 2.0T instead of 1.8T yet still retains the 1.8L turbo engine.
I think German humor is lost on me...
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/20/2017 at 21:25, STARS: 2
Just trying to be more BMW. #JustGermanThings
330i = 3.0L I6 Engine
328i = 330i = 2.0 I4 Turbo Engine
540i = 4.0L V8 Engine
535i = M540i = 3.0 I6 Turbo Engine
"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee)
01/20/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 1
Not a big deal, Mercedes and BMW have been doing that for ages.
"Stef Schrader" (stefschrader)
01/20/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 1
More like ARR line.
ARR.
ARR!
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
01/20/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 4
170 out of 1,8T? what is this 2008?
"Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo" (thetomselleck)
01/20/2017 at 21:26, STARS: 3
The real “what the hell” here is that price tag.
"Bytemite" (bytemite)
01/20/2017 at 21:44, STARS: 1
Just German things.
Everyone else is making 200+ hp out of 1.6T and 270+ hp out of 2.0T. And here comes VW with their 2.0T GTI giving you a whopping 210 hp! And then they make you pay extra for performance trim so you can get 220 hp!!! Wow!
"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
01/20/2017 at 21:56, STARS: 0
Not to mention that everyone else in this class is getting around 40mpg highway now. The new VW engines desperately need released
"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
01/20/2017 at 21:57, STARS: 0
Isn’t the GTI refresh going to have like 250hp and like 290lb/ft?
"Bytemite" (bytemite)
01/20/2017 at 22:03, STARS: 1
Well it’s about damn time, but they’re still too late. Others are taking off into 300 hp with 2.0Ts.
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
01/20/2017 at 22:05, STARS: 1
The unfortunately named Golf R gets about 290hp and its the same engine from the GTI with a tune, I think. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who was disappointed with that gas mileage, it’s not much better than my 80s V6.
"Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition" (realasabass)
01/20/2017 at 22:17, STARS: 1
Well the newer Audi’s with the 2.7T are actually supercharged.
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
01/20/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 1
That price is painful.
"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
01/20/2017 at 22:49, STARS: 0
I think you mean Thupercharged lol
"al-zo - Now with an Acura!" (al-zo)
01/20/2017 at 23:36, STARS: 0
Doesn’t the R-Line share the powertrain with the Turbo, which really is a watered-down GTI engine and 2.0?
"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
01/20/2017 at 23:47, STARS: 0
It looks like it used to but now it doesn’t? Maybe it’s just a mistake?
"The AE86 of Mt. Akina (Hachi)" (theae86)
01/21/2017 at 01:54, STARS: 0
“People’s car”
"Vítor" (vitorcesar)
01/21/2017 at 07:31, STARS: 1
The refresh GTinhave 230 hp. The R and GTE kinda hold the GTi back
"Carbon Fiber Sasquatch" (turbopumpkin)
01/21/2017 at 09:08, STARS: 0
The R needs more than just a 2.0L, whether that’s a bigger engine or hybridization it just has to be something more than a tuned AWD GTI.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
01/21/2017 at 22:29, STARS: 0
you pay more for less.
at a PCA “did you hear ___ with the GT3, paid 4k for a badge delete! 4k to not put stuff on. With a business stategy like that how’d they loose the war?”
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
01/21/2017 at 22:37, STARS: 0
I’ll gladly do it for 2k with some dental floss.
But I swear I remember seeing on the configurator that designation delete is free... maybe guy got scammed.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
01/21/2017 at 22:53, STARS: 0
I think the gt3 came with custom embroidered seats so they might have to redo those.
"Justino6969" (justino6969)
01/31/2017 at 14:51, STARS: 0
The R has a few different internals (wrist pins and forged rods, I believe, among others) and a bigger turbo.