German tuner Sport-Wheels has visually enhanced the VW Golf VI R offering a race look and a power boost to match its appearance.
Starting with the optical features the Sport-Wheels VW Golf VI R comes with 20 inch lightweight OZ-rims Ultraleggera HLT wrapped in high speed tires, race inspired graphics covering the sides, the front bonnet and the roof, and a hand made exhaust system that are 83 mm in diameter and are covered with carbon.
The standard 2.0-litre TSI engine with DSG transmission powering the Sport-Wheels VW Golf VI R features revised electronics that enable an increase from 270 HP and 350 Nm to 330 HP and 450 Nm of torque. This meant that a set of lower springs from KW was imposed enabling sharp handling and improved stability when cornering.
Pricing details regarding each modification performed on the Sport-Wheels VW Golf VI R can be found in the press release below.
Sport-Wheels press release :
THE BULL – Golf VI R with 330 HP from Sport-Wheels
Sport-Wheels from Hürth near cologne presents racing atmosphere in XXL-format.
The tuner gives to the Golf R a strongpower increase and performance without delimitations.After the increase in efficiency the two-litre engine TSI with DSG transmission supplies 330 HP and 450 Nm instead of standard 270 HP and 350 Nm.
Responsible for this are the optimized control electronics (799 euros), connected with a special and hand-made exhaust system (starting from 1,950 euros) equipped with Downpipe starting from turbo inclusive 200 cells Kats with final pipes in 83 mm in diameter, which are covered up with carbon.
As chassis solution Sport-Wheels offers springs for lower setting and high-grade steel thread chassis (variant 3 Inox LINE starting from 1,549 euros) of KW, which are steplessly adjustable in course and compression phase.
The road is contacted now by extremely easy 20 inch tires. Despite the blocked OZ-rims Ultraleggera HLT in 8,5×20 inch with high speed tires of size 235/30 20 is those wheel/tire combination altogether 12 kilograms easier than the series (19 inch).
There is the complete wheel set with Sport-Wheels depending upon tire mark in flat black or silver starting from 2.849 euro as shown with special lacquer finish in red and front surface in car color starting from 4.039 euros.
The Tuning program is rounded off from Sport-Wheels with a special reflex foil of the partner company CoverEFX from Erftstadt, which can be bought for 350 euros.
Photos by: Jordi Miranda
