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