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After seeing MTM’s customization program for the new Golf GTD we know that Honda and Mugen don’t have a monopoly on the modified hatchback market. As further proof, the German tuning house ABT Sportsline has just come up with a kit of their own for the diesel burning turbocharged Golf VI. Aside from giving the TDI hatchback a 50 HP kick in the pants with one of their ABT Power units, the Germans have also reworked the Golf’s exterior to further suit their own brand of style. The aero mods include a new front bumper with much more angular intakes as well as a set of stylish strips of LED driving lights. Out back the new rear diffuser makes room for ABT’s signature quad tipped exhaust pipes while an oversized wing keeps things planted at speed. Finishing off the design, ABT is offering a few wheel and tire options with their sporty AR and BR models available in either 18 or 19 inches in diameter. The alternatively fueled 2.0 Liter power plant now makes a total 190 HP and a very diesel like 288 lb-ft of torque, and although it may not sound so impressive going from 0 to 60 MPH in 7.1 seconds isn’t too bad for a diesel, and neither is a 143 MPH top speed. The best part about tuning a diesel is that when you are done you’re still driving a green vehicle. Press release after the jump. Press release Some affectionately call it the "racing tractor", as it combines sporty dynamism with enormous torque of 390 Nm. Rudolf Diesel would have had fun with the 190 HP (140 kW) strong “off-spring” of his invention. He would certainly never have thought it possible that the diesel engine could reach 100 km/h in a 7.1 second sprint. A top speed of 230 km/h and plenty of steam in all seven gears – that is how ABT Sportsline defines the 2.0 TDI in the new Golf GTD. This is because after its treatment in the Allgaeu the abbreviation now stands for “Gewinner Tanken Diesel – Winners tank diesel”. The Golf still retains, of course, its economical qualities, as the fuel consumption remains at the low level of the series diesel version. The new ABT Golf VI GTD – data and factsABT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY
ABT WHEEL TECHNOLOGY
Available also as complete set of wheels with sports tyres.
ABT SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGY
ABT AERO PACKAGE
5 comments: Golf VI GTD by ABT right like everyone else as well. ABT will be pricey but American tunes will run in the 350-700$ range depending on options. ABT’s more about complete packages (tune and looks).
That’s more like it. The Golf is too heavy to have fun with a 140hp engine. I think the 170hp would be just about right.
390Nm going to the front wheels.. This car needs a 4-wheel drive system. Looks good, though. If I was ordering it, I’d take the 18 inch wheels and not lower it to keep it practical.
ABT cannot stop themselves. If it comes out of VW’s garage they’ll absolutely tune it. Which is how we get this — the ABT Golf VI GTD; the diesel Golf for the whiny, privileged hipster kids.
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05.10.2011 @ 00:43