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The New ABT Golf VI GTI

German tuner ABT Sportsline has announced its new performance upgrades for the Volkswagen Golf VI GTI, which includes new bodykit alongside with a series of engine and other mechanical upgrades. Under the hood, by using optimized engine management (ABT POWER) ABT has managed to squeeze 50 more hp from the engine, taking it from 210 hp (154 kW) up to 260 hp (191 kW). And that’s not all, because ABT also offers the ABT POWER S package, which includes a turbocharger and takes the Golf VI GTI up to 300 hp (221 kW). With the POWER S kit, the car accelerates from 0 to 100 km/h in around six seconds. To ensure a more sporty and safe driving, the German tuner also fitted the GTI with ABT chassis springs (the car’s center of gravity is lowered by 30 mm) and a powerful ABT braking system.

Another highlight of the package is the body kit, which makes the car’s look a lot more aggressive and also improves its aerodynamics. It includes new front apron, front lip, front grille and ABT daytime running lamps, new rear spoiler and rear apron and diagonal 4-pipe exhaust system. The final touch is given by the carbon steel grey metallic paintwork, which looks very, very good. Of course, ABT also offers a range of interior upgrades which further improve the car’s sporty feeling.

The matchless Golf – ABT's new GTI

 

ABT Sportsline has now been customising vehicles for five decades - and right on time for the Anniversary, the Allgäu Company is presenting the new, sixth GTI. Sporty and fast "Golfs" in particular have carried these three letters since 1976. ABT was the place to go for everyone who wanted even more dynamic and driving fun from the very beginning. The latest generation of the compact sports car also bears the magic abbreviation, and of course it is now available in a breathtaking ABT version. The engine output is impressive, because due to optimized engine management (ABT POWER), the standard 210 HP (154 kW) become a dynamic 260 HP (191 kW). ABT POWER S makes the GTI even hotter: a new turbocharger, „Made in Kempten “, is used additionally in this case. The 2.0 TSI then has an output of a sporty 300 HP (221 kW) and accelerates from zero to 100 km/h in around six seconds. Thanks to ABT chassis springs, the GTI's centre of gravity is located a good 30 mm lower, so the Golf can be driven even more sportily. The chassis setting, which was designed by Christian Abt, is especially good fun on winding roads. And in the extreme case, the powerful ABT braking system also kicks in.

 

But an ABT Golf GTI is not only a hot piece of sports equipment for the road, it also looks like one: the bodywork package that designers have created underlines the car's pure dynamics: no matter how you look at the GTI, it is always impressive. Rear spoiler and rear apron superstructure, side mouldings, front grill and apron as well as the diagonal 4-pipe exhaust system form one unit. ABT engineers also designed a front lip, which provides a power-performance in combination with the front apron and the new ABT Daytime Running Lamp. The equally elegant as expressive colouring matches this: the paintwork in carbon steel grey metallic harmonises perfectly with side mouldings and front lip in the contrast colour red. The design also continues consistently in the interior, for all screens, the ornamental rings of the combination instrument and the steering wheel panels are painted in the signal tone. One look at the Allgäu sports car will tell you that it's more than a "normal" Golf GTI - and consequently the sixth variation of the fast compact car with the large tailgate is steeped in the best tradition. Namely, its five predecessors also became powerful Golfs at ABT. ABT and GTI: these six letters have simply belonged together for 33 years.

The new ABT Golf GTI – data and facts

ABT ENGINE TECHNOLOGY

Engine:                2.0 TSI, 1984 ccm capacity
Performance tuning:            ABT POWER
Performance:                260 HP/191 kW (standard: 210 HP/154 kW)

Engine:                2.0 TSI, 1984 ccm capacity
Performance tuning:            ABT POWER S
Performance:                300 HP/221 kW (standard: 210 HP/154 kW)
                

ABT AERODYNAMICS

ABT front grille
ABT front skirt
ABT side skirts
ABT rear skirt
ABT rear wing

ABT OPTICAL CHARACTERISTIC

ABT daytime running light
ABT front lip spoiler

ABT SPORTS WHEELS

ABT AR and BR; 18 and 19 inches; diamond-cut or high-gloss polished.
Available also as complete wheel sets with sports wheels

ABT EXHAUST TECHNOLOGY

ABT 4-pipe rear muffler


ABT SUSPENSION TECHNOLOGY

ABT suspension springs, lowering the centre of gravity of the vehicle
ABT height adjustable suspension kit


ABT BRAKE TECHNOLOGY

ABT brake system, brake discs 345x30mm

ABT AERO PACKAGE

The package consists of: front grille, front skirt, side skirts, rear skirt, rear wing,
4-pipe-rear muffler and optical characteristic – front lip spoiler and LED daytime running light

 

The New ABT Golf VI GTI

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