The tuners from Wimmer RS have released details of their Volkswagen Golf R upgrade program. Called ‘Red Devil’, the tuning company has given the Golf R a serious boost in power. The 2,0-litre TFSI engine that produces 199 kW in the standard Golf R, has been reworked to produce a mental 352 kW and 610 Nm of torque!
To get the huge power increase, the Wimmer Volkswagen Golf R benefits from a re-mapped ECU, a re-tuned turbocharger, modified fuel injection nozzles and modified connecting rods. The Wimmer Volkswagen Golf R also comes with a new cylinder head, larger intercooler, oil cooler, revised air intake system, modified crank shaft and an additional oil pump. The list of modifications continues with a second low pressure fuel pump, sport camshafts and a completely new, handmade, steel sports exhaust system with 84 mm diameter pipes and a sports catalytic converter.
Thankfully the Wimmer Golf R has also been given a bigger set of stoppers and a new suspension system for better grip and safety. Performance details are limited – no 0 to 100 km/h benchmark sprint time is available – but Wimmer have said the top speed is electronically limited to 291 km/h.
Almost as surprising as the huge power figures is the car’s ‘sleeper’ look, both from the outside and under the bonnet – apart from the gloss-black 19-inch alloys it could be a regular Golf R.
