The first appearance of Volkswagen R series was in 2002, when Volkswagen R was only a small working group under the customization department. There is also a short story in the middle. In fact, Volkswagen R had an embarrassing childhood and almost became the beheading ghost of the board of directors. That's a group of young engineers, who are not afraid of losing their jobs, blowing their beards and glaring at the board meeting to win permission to continue development ... What caused a sensation was the golf MK4 that fascinated Volkswagen R32.
MK4？ R32 is built by Volkswagen based on the fourth-generation golf PQ34 platform, and it is also the first Volkswagen model with the R logo. MK4？ The R32 adopts a three-door layout. On the basis of the ordinary version, it is replaced with exclusive front and rear bars with full and powerful shapes, 18-inch lightweight wheels produced by the well-known wheel hub brand OZ, and a half-bucket seat with R logo. Riders say that the man who loves Volkswagen R is very devoted, because he is not tempted by this unpretentious appearance, but loves the right person!
In terms of power, the VR6 naturally aspirated engine with a maximum power of177 kW (241PS)/6,250 rpm and a peak torque of 3.2L N m/2,800-3,200 rpm is adopted, matching the 6-speed manual and 6-speed dual-clutch gearboxes. And Volkswagen also put the 4MOTION four-wheel drive system on this R32. Yes, the four-wheel drive small steel cannon came out from here!
Thanks to the success of R32 in 2002, Volkswagen decided to set up a department responsible for producing sports and personalized models, but it still belongs to the sports department of Volkswagen, which is the predecessor of Volkswagen R now. However, it was not until 20 10 that Volkswagen Group officially separated the sports and personalized department-Volkswagen R Company.
In China, besides R32, how many fans of Volkswagen R are dreaming of R36 of Blue Biskan? . While Volkswagen launched R36 overseas, it also launched its high-performance station wagon R36 in China for the first time. Wagon-a high-performance version of Volkswagen Passat Travel Edition.
In terms of power, Passat R36? The station wagon adopts the combination of VR6 engine and 6-speed wet power shift. This engine has a maximum horsepower of 300 horsepower, a maximum torque of 350 Nm, and an acceleration of 5.6 seconds at 0- 100 km/h. At the same time, it is equipped with a 6-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission and a 4MOTION full-time four-wheel drive system, which makes the R36 have better acceleration performance. In that era when the B-class car had to accelerate for more than ten seconds, it was 5.6 seconds of happiness ... Anyway, Brother Man couldn't imagine that kind of happiness, and his real name envied his mouth!
"Suit Mob", "Dress as a pig to eat a tiger" and "Wolf in sheep's clothing" Brother Man, I am greedy for TA's body! If God can give me another chance, forget it. If you don't dream, you will be angry with your wife. ...
Except R32 and R36, which are the most popular R fans. The Volkswagen R department also gave birth to these legendary models:
Suncool R is positioned as a three-door four-seat hardtop sports car. The overall appearance is divorced from the popular family doll design, and the flat body looks very dynamic and individual. After deducting the Volkswagen logo, this is still cool. R is a small sports car that can't escape the eyes of experts. Coaxing girls should be no problem!
Suncool R entered the China market in July, 20 1 1, and adopted EA 1 13? 2.0T+ dense tooth ratio version DQ250? The 6-speed wet dual clutch power system is also applied to the second generation Audi S3. The "double R combination" of Sun Cool R and Golf R has also become a masterpiece of mass performance in the hearts of China fans.
Talk about how performance can leave the Volkswagen flagship SUV Touareg. Speaking of the Touareg R50, it is the Hercules monster dragging hundreds of tons of Boeing 747150m.
The car was launched in 2008 and is equipped with 5.0T? The V 10 turbocharged diesel engine can generate a maximum power of 258kW(350PS) and a maximum torque of 850n·m, matching a 6-speed automatic manual transmission and a full-time four-wheel drive system. The official acceleration of 0- 100km/h is 6.7s Although the speed is not very fast, the Touareg R50 pays more attention to the powerful off-road caused by unparalleled torque.
Volkswagen R, who takes Biskan as the light of faith, experienced a high-light moment from 200 1 to 20 15, as if he had slept in for more than four years, and his products and news were slightly dim. In this era when standing still is retrogression, Volkswagen R can't afford to sleep. Starting from 20 19, Volkswagen R has successively launched a number of new R series models, and the brothers want to focus on them.
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