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It isn't as mental as the W12 Golf shown in Worthersee 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 from 207bhp to 211bhp, while torque rises slightly to 211lb ft.
More significant is the Excessive's wider track, requiring 3cm wheelarch extensions on either side. They house new 19-inch alloys with bigger brakes, along with stiffer springs and dampers.
There's some excellently 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 a retrofitted 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
Open Car Bar
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febgo189 commented on this article
at 03:32 pm on 14 May 2010
IT LOOKS AWESOME AND IT WILL GO LIKE THE CLAPPERS. BUILD IT, BUILD IT, JUST BUILD IT
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010010011010 commented on this article
at 03:36 pm on 14 May 2010
Mmm yeah, build it
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J4KE.H4M commented on this article
at 03:36 pm on 14 May 2010
*yawn* it's just a golf, but with silly side bits and 4 more bhp
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Twister commented on this article
at 04:06 pm on 14 May 2010
Even before I read the article I liked it, and after reading, I like it even more.
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keen88 commented on this article
at 04:27 pm on 14 May 2010
Could have done with a bit more added under the bonnet, but it certainly looks nice and aggressive.
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