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VW Updates the Golf GTI TCR

When Volkswagen updated the Golf family, they didn’t forget any members. Now, everyone from the humblest Golf buyer to the fastest racer can drive the Mk7.5 Golf.

Although it spent its last couple of years worrying about big things, like winning racing trophies across the European continent, Volkswagen Motorsport knows that aesthetics matter, too. That’s why the front end has been reworked to more closely resemble the road-going version for the 2018 season.

“The new look for the Golf GTI TCR resulted from close cooperation with Volkswagen Design. This helps us to underline just what a close relationship exists between the production model and the racing version,” said Sven Smeets, Volkswagen Motorsport Director. “For example, the engine comes directly from series production and only requires minimal adjustment for competitive racing. This is proof that the Golf GTI provides the perfect foundation for our customer racing cars.”

That means that like the production version, the headlights have been reworked to look a little more aggressive, and a line runs all the way through the grille and both lights.

The lightweight, 350 hp Golf GTI TCR was one of last year’s most successful touring cars. Winning the VLN Endurance Championship on the Nurburgring, earning the title in the TCR International Series, and the TCR Iberico Series, the Golf has been winning left, right, and center (that’s a political joke).

Making its debut at the Essen Motor Show, Volkswagen Motorsport will start deliveries in January 2018.

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