How to make an unreal car even better

Volkswagen R32 Golf

Golf = 3/5 door hatchback, right? Hatchback = not really THAT much power? Think again.

The VW Golf, an already terrific car, works well in this era of mass fluctuations in oil prices and a period of economic downturn - it's economical, can fit the family (AHEM) and relatively inexpensice with a rather good resale value.

WHAT THE HELL??

I'm not sure if anyone has noticed that there is another series of VW produced Golfs, labelled the R32 series. Prices start at around a colossal $65,000, but what do you get for the $40-odd,000 price increase?

Firstly, the body shell remains the same, except for the addition of "meaner" looking grilles and bigger wheels and sports tyres. Traditionalistic Golfs contain VW's trademark FWD drive layout. For motoring-tragics, this means that all the power from the car's engine is sent directly to the front wheels, instead of the rear/all wheels (if that makes any sense whatsoever). This steroid-munching creature contains the AWD layout, similar to that seen on the new 911 and R35 GTR.

Standard Golf models contain one-of-three engine varities: a 1.6, 1.9 or 2.0l engines, generating 75-147kW respectively. Under the hood of the R32 lies a 3.2l V6 (yes, V6), generating 184kW and 320Nm of torque. In a car that weighs all of 1530kg.

This translates to the Golf reaching 0-100km/h in 6.2 seconds (an SS Commodore doe it in 5.6, and its got 100 extra kW) and 0-400m in around 400m.

So, in my 10 car garage, would I have one? Definately. The R32 Golf is crazy-awesome: picture this - it's an oversized go-kart.