In accordance with Reinhold Ivenz, Head of Volkswagen R, “Volkswagen R is Volkswagen’s premium efficiency model and has stood for sportiness and dynamic efficiency for greater than 20 years. Right here on the Ice Race, the previous meets the long run. We will hardly await the Golf R, nonetheless disguised right here, to have a good time its premiere this summer time.”
New Golf in motion
The brand new Golf was on show in Zell am See in 4 variants – not solely as an exhibit, but additionally in motion. Alongside the Golf R, the Golf GTI, Golf eHybrid and Golf GTE accomplished the line-up.
Hans-Joachim Caught says: “The Ice Race is an actual spectacle. Different drivers could be placing on snow chains in these situations, however for us racing drivers, that is when the enjoyable actually begins.” Caught is a two-time Le Mans winner, former Formulation 1 and sports activities automobile driver and German touring automobile champion. “On the Ice Race, you meet true motorsport followers and likewise many individuals who in any other case have little contact with motorsport – however go residence with quite a lot of enthusiasm for it,” says Caught.
Johan Kristoffersson says: “I really like driving a robust all-wheel drive automobile on ice and snow – particularly if it’s an R mannequin.” The Swede gained 5 of his six World Rallycross Championship titles with Volkswagen. He reveals: “It was nice enjoyable to sit down within the brand-new Golf for the primary time. I can solely say that despite the fact that the Golf R has not but been revealed, there’s a true sports activities automobile underneath the camouflage that followers of the R model can already look ahead to.”
