VW Golf R Convertible no 4WD

Volkswagen Golf VII is long, but the Golf R Convertible, the Golf VI really goodbye.
It is not strange that a convertible slower than a comparable close variant. The reinforcements in the coach make an open car because a lot heavier.

But the Golf R Convertible almost a full second slower towards the 100 km / h than the hatchback, that's what a lot.

The reason is remarkable: the VW Golf R Convertible, the powertrain of the Scirocco R. Ie 5 hp less than the Golf R hatchback (265 vs. 270 hp) and front-wheel drive instead of 4WD, which significantly saves a standing start. This is moreover the first "R-Wave 'without four wheel drive.

Difficult
"The reinforcements in the coach of the Convertible was implementing a Haldex system is particularly difficult," explains a spokesman for Volkswagen.

"Therefore it was decided to drive the Scirocco R to use. With front wheel drive so."
What consequences this has for the exact final weight (deleting 4WD saves Indeed pounds) is still unknown. The Dutch price we expect to end this week, if we go by car ride.

The car is only available with DSG, self-switching can not. Incidentally, the hatchback version of the Golf R no longer be ordered, only the Variant and Convertible versions of the Golf VI are still in the pricelist. In early March shows Volkswagen is the production version of the VW Golf GTI VII at the Geneva Motor Show.