| In the twenty-five years of VW's Citi Golf it | | | | restrained the body kit runs to nicely |
| have been reinvented and redesigned more | | | | proportioned front and rear spoilers and |
| times than anyone can remember. But to date | | | | sills. It is also equipped with slightly |
| the new R-line is probably one of the most | | | | lower suspension, double exhausts and new |
| radical Citi yet. The Citi is being dressed | | | | 15", six-spoked alloy rims through which red |
| as a hot rod and in coping with the long | | | | brake callipers are just visible. Most of the |
| tradition for quality of Volkswagen the Citi | | | | boy racer stuff is placed inside the |
| Golf will be equipped with high quality vw | | | | car---front bucket seats, a three-spoked |
| parts such as the infamous vw brake dust | | | | sports steering wheel with aluminum trim, |
| shield which is designed as a protective | | | | silver dials, vents and sills as well as |
| cover to minimize wear and tear that comes | | | | silver foot pedals. |
| with daily driving. | | | | |
| | | | And of course since it's a Volkswagen vehicle |
| If AMG is to Mercedes and MSport is to BMW, | | | | expect for it to have some luxury stuff, such |
| the R-line branding is for Volkswagen. Later | | | | as tinted windows, a transponder immobiliser, |
| this year the German automaker will present | | | | front-loading CD/MP3 player with four |
| its new R32 Golf that thinks it's a Porsche. | | | | speakers, child-proof door locks, |
| Unfortunately there's some good news and bad | | | | remote-controlled central locking and an |
| news. The good news is that the R115 920 is | | | | alarm. |
| branded as the most affordable performance | | | | |
| car in the country. The bad news however is | | | | People at VW SA's Citi R-line launch could |
| that only 100 will be available so better | | | | not remember just how many variants of the |
| scoot down to your local VW dealer quick for | | | | Citi have been made. But one thing is certain |
| reservation. | | | | this one is the most sporting yet. As a |
| | | | matter of fact just firing up the car leaves |
| The new R-line produces 90kW at 5900rpm, five | | | | would make you wonder whether you are riding |
| more than the original hot-hatch, Mk.I Golf | | | | a modified car because it idles with that |
| GTi. To give the R-line power Volkswagen has | | | | roarty, lumpy growl that comes when somebody |
| taken a fuel-injected 1.8-litre Golf engine | | | | massaged the motor's innards. Rev the car and |
| and beefed it up with different camshafts, | | | | it spits out a racy bellow that would make |
| crankshaft, con rods and pistons. In terms | | | | the whole neighborhood to scream at you but |
| of exterior designing the R-line Citi is | | | | who cares you can always go speeding away. |