14 May 2010 - 14:00
GTI Excessive: it’s excessive
It isn't as mental as the W12 Golf shown in Worthersee (and that Jeremy drove) three years ago, but we're surely not complaining.
This is the Golf GTI Excessive, a lightly angrified version of VW's perennial hot hatch unveiled at the Austrian owners' meet today.
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It is a GTI, only more so. Thanks to a new exhaust system, power from the Golf's 2.0-litre turbo engine is boosted a tiny bit to 211kW.
More significant is the Excessive's wider track, requiring 30mm guard extensions on either side. They house new 19-inch alloys with bigger brakes, along with stiffer springs and dampers.
There's some excellentl aftermarket jewellery going on, too. The Excessive gets a new front splitter and air dams, black sill extensions and a redesigned rear wing, all of which combine to give it - to use the technical term - a little added ‘grrrr'.
Here's the best bit: VW says that, if the GTI Excessive generates sufficient interest, it might offer the upgrades as an accessories pack to existing MkVI GTI owners.
Show your appreciation, or otherwise, using the comment devices below. Remember: this car's future is in your hands, kids.
Sam Philip
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Keep the spoiler and the power upgrades, forget everything else.
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That'd be a hoot to drive! I want one, badly.
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thats sick as man, wit ya there ColdFusion
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love the black too
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at 10:42 am on 17 May 2010
That's a serious little car there!!!!!
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