One of the advantages of buying a VW is the litany of tuning possibilities to be had with one. German tuner MTM does a number on the Golf VI GTI and GTD models. Namely, dialing their respective horsepower figures up more than can readily be had with other brands.

The Volkswagen Scirocco is now available with the 2.0 TSI 155kW (208HP) engine. It replaces the 2.0 TSI 147kW (197HP) engine.

Unveiled to the public for the first time at last year’s Frankfurt motor show, the Golf R comes with a 270HP (200kw) 2.0-liter turbo engine and all-wheel drive and is the most powerful and fastest series production Golf ever made. We’ve already shared with you all the basic details on the new ‘R’, but today, VW released some new photos of the car shot during the international driving presentation in Ellmau, Austria.

R-Line equipment is already offered on seven Volkswagen models. Now the Volkswagen Passat CC R-Line has got a sportier touch. Orders are now being taken for the four-door coupé with R-Line package.

At the 2009 IAA, however, Volkswagen is demonstrating – with the debut of Volkswagen Golf R – that fuel consumption values can even be corrected downward in the high-end sports car area. And indeed without even a hint of a compromise in dynamic performance. On the contrary. Traditionally each new R version of this model series bears the title “strongest Golf of all times.” With a power of 199 kW, the new Volkswagen Golf R is continuing in this dynamic tradition.