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Volkswagen Golf R32 launch in Singapore

© by Patric Boelstler
April 24, 2006 on 12:48 am | In Patric's Blog
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On Friday last weekend we got the honour to attend the launch of the brand new Volkswagen Golf R32 here in Singapore. One of the interns that was with us on Pulau Besar, invited us to this launch party. She is doing an intership at the Volkswagen Singapore Group.
The event was really nice, very small however, with just about 150 people right in the middle of the financial district. Drinks and food were provided and we really enjoyed the chance to eat a lot of chocolate covered strawberries. You should really taste them, fantastic!

The event was a reuse of the German marketing campaign, I believe. You could see the “Volkswagen, aus Liebe zum Automobil” slogan all over the place.
The show was pretty short, Dr Olaf Duebel, Director of Volkswagon Division for South Asia and Pacific, held a short speech and they released (from the “lair of the beast” as they say) the car with a short movie. Watch the movie if you are interested. After that the cars remained there for all the media, interested customers and us – the competitor’s spies .
All the time a local DJ from Velvet Underground club was spinning the records, very nice trance and house music.
All in all it was a felicitous event with a very pleasant atmosphere. It’s only the car that didn’t look like a real BEAST ….;)

The blood of a genuine top athlete flows in the veins of the Golf R32. The 6-cylinder engine achieves its power output of 250 hp (fuel consumption: 9.7 – 10.8 l/100 km; CO2 emissions: 233 – 259 g/km**) from a swept volume of 3.2 litres with an overwhelming 320 Newton-metres of torque. Its acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in 6.5 seconds. With the optional dual clutch gearbox DSG, it needs just 6.2 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h and ensures supreme pulling power in all situations. The engine cover features a powerful “V6” – an unmistakeable sign of uncompromising power.[Volkswagen.com]

Click here to watch the movie : –>