Stay Tuned: A flurry of Golfs is on the move Part 2

Everyone loves them some Golfs

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First, MR Car Design took one of the new GTIs and tweaked it a bit in the standard places. The suspension? Nope, not MR. That would be a V3 setup from KW, and it makes the car sit 50mm and 40mm lower (front to rear). Those brakes? No, those are 4-piston slotted Stoptechs measuring 355mm across (probably up front) and fed coolness through a brake vent from Stahlbus. But what about the WHEELS, man? Those have GOT to be MR. Wrong again, my friend. 19-inch Oxigin 14’s. 

 

Upon getting through the press release we find out that MR does exhaust stuff, so technically they did tweak it. The exhaust system is new and there’s an optional new down pipe and sport cat; add to that an ECU tickle and we get 260 horsepower and 380 Nm of front-wheel-spin. 

 

Eh, I’ll pass on this one (come on, it’s a refreshed 4-door). Next!

 

This one’s not a Golf performance package per se, but more of a styling package (hey, technically it counts as tuning, so eat me). RDX Racedesign has created a new body kit for the sixth-generation Golf, and it don’t look too shabby. It’s one of those deals where if you could take a couple bits and add them to some parts from another kit you’d have a nifty little ride. I like the front lip and side skirts just fine, but I’d have to pass on the gap-toothed ass-extension. At least the parts are cheap affordable. 

 

Batting cleanup (if we factor in Part 1 of this little piece de amazingnance) is Sportec’s SC200. You remember these people, right? They’ve done more than a few amazing things, not probably least of which is this go-getter. The SC200 is based on the Golf with the 1.4 TSI engine (that’s the twincharger one). Pushing output from 160 to 200 horses (and 300 Nm of torque) is an electronic massage and sport exhaust; however, a sad little byproduct of this performance experiment is the necessity to run high-octane fuel. Compared to other Sportec offerings, this little guy is a slouch at 6.8 seconds to reach 100 km/h (but that’s still 1.4 seconds faster than stock, and not exactly slow). Oh, and to “safely bring the increased performance onto the road”, Sportec recommends upgrading to their own suspension and braking packages. Of course they do. Well, at least it looks good (and offers an efficient, sporty alternative to that gas-guzzler of a GTI). 

 

Sexy Figures (MR Car Design GTI vs. Sportec SC200)

Engine: 2.0 liter turbocharged 4-cylinder ; 1.4 liter twincharged 4-cylinder

Power: 260 horsepower ; 200 horsepower

Torque: 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) ; 300 Nm (221 lb-ft)

Top Speed: 263 km/h (163 mph) ; N/A

 

Images: MR Car Design ; RDX Racedesign ; Sportec ; for fancy and full high-res galleries head on over to Carscoop (here, here, and here)