| Britain's Volkswagen Racing Cup will be the | | | | Trott, age 32, was so excited by the prospect |
| stage for the motorsport world debut of the | | | | of driving the GT TSI on its world motorsport |
| Golf GT equipped with the pioneering TSI | | | | debut. He said, 'The power to weight ratio is |
| supercharged and turbocharged engine. | | | | excellent and the package promises a lot - I |
| | | | only hope I can do the car justice!" |
| The Golf's GT's 1.4 liter, 16-valve engine | | | | |
| revs up 170 PS however the engineers at | | | | According to Volkswagen Racing UK Director |
| Volkswagen Racing UK thinks that its not | | | | Sam Roach, "We are pulling out all the stops |
| powerful enough and so with the help of their | | | | to get the Golf to Oulton. It's been a major |
| technology partners at Superchips, Miltek | | | | technological exercise to prepare this |
| Sport and Turbo Dynamics they were able to | | | | sophisticated power unit for racing and our |
| boost the GT's power to an astonishing 230 | | | | partners have provided massive support and |
| PS. The engineers said that they plan to | | | | expertise. To be able to extract 230 PS from |
| further increase the power of the GT in | | | | a 1.4-litre engine is a major achievement." |
| months to come. | | | | |
| | | | It was not the first time that Volkswagen |
| The Golf GT TSI has made its first public | | | | Racing UK has awed the world with its |
| debut in the Hankook-backed championship's | | | | powerful machines on the track. It can be |
| opening rounds at Oulton Park in Cheshire | | | | remembered that in the year 2002 the team |
| last April 9, 2007. Nick Trott a freelance | | | | drove a turbodiesel into the victory lane |
| motoring journalist was the lucky individual | | | | which is a first for the UK and likewise in |
| that was given the opportunity to drive the | | | | recent seasons it has given the new Golf GTI |
| GT at the Oulton. | | | | and Polo GTI their world racing debuts. |
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