ebbai

Lol it's so funny how everytime i post something in car talks someone always brings up that thread. Thanks for remembering me. Even though i make slightly more than that i decided to get something reasonably priced and save up.

suprmonky73

it seems something was announced...however it will be more like a GTI with more power and AWD. VR6 is no more

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?5095825-mk6-r

ebbai

Thanks for the link. but after reading that forum for a while I found that it's like from october 2009. I just wish VW said it's coming or not instead of making people guess and speculate..

Sr2oD3

it all sounds great but I'm preparing for the sticker shock, I'm going to guess $38k.

ebbai

i wish it comes out around 35k.
How's the VW reliability? and how effective is the haldex system?
is it 100% FWD under normal dry conditions?

nearwater4me

Haldex is a very complex system. It factors in speed, throttle, slip, wheel speeds(yaw), etc.
It sometimes operates as a FWD, but very rarely. For example, STRAIGHT highway cruising @ 80mph. but that's about it.

Dan

nearwater4me

Car wouldn't make much sense if it MSRPs above $35k

Dan

Sr2oD3

I know it wouldn't make much sense, that's just what the STI/EVO X Limiteds are going for...

nearwater4me

True. And I'm guessing the higher price tags are why we aren't seeing that many of 'em compared to the older STis/Evo8,9s.
High performance AWD econo(?) sedans were attractive mainly because of the $/hp or performance, and IMO I think it's becoming less attractive than before.
Besides, the R is not a hardcore performance sedan as the STi/EVO. That's probably why it appeals to a slightly different demographic.

Dan

Sr2oD3

No, no, I never said the car is capable of being compared to an STI/EVO because it can't. VAG (for some reason) has always used those two as pricepoints (reasoning to overprice it out the ying-yang).