Volkswagen R32 Wide Body by HPA (450 at the wheels) -- /TUNED

[@lkyksb3]

Wow! An awesome VR6 sound with turbo noises is a match made in heaven.

[@TheRebuilt1]

I personally find it hard to believe only 450 HP was available to the wheels for a built VR6 but still like the chassis and handling but this engine is capable of way more than 450 to the wheels.

[@NoBrakes23]

"Closed just for me" Opposing traffic in video. Hmmm.

[@Sidewinder5]

Same thing I was thinking .

[@vidarg75]

Can you please lower the music on these productions? Some of the things I like about Matt's one takes, are the lack of (horrible) music.

[@mariuszanfir2298]

This has such a nice BMI feel to it, man! Nice work, guys!

[@guthrie1181]

body mass index?

[@nevgeo8585]

+Robbspeed3 best motoring international

[@Jimmycliff55555]

funny you should mention that because I was thinking they should have got Keiichi Tsuchiya for the time attack

[@lowstrife]

Nice closed public roads :)

[@cup_and_cone]

"Kinda sounds like a GT-R" I think you mean the GT-R sounds like it.

[@magnificent10304]

thechosendude you are so correct

[@thrashingjustin]

And you know the GT-R is a skyline and the name R32 came from the skyline first lol

[@keychainmodsdotcom3729]

Lol. Totally like a gt-r

[@codylee1983]

@@thrashingjustin yeah, but the r32 for a skyline is a generation, for the VW it is because of it's displacement 3.2 liter.

[@GabeClendenning]

4:25 "kinda sounds like a GTR too" instead of a sound clip they que music from a flash game main menu

[@meteormedia7021]

Matt if this is the most tuned Golf you've driven so far you seriously need to come to Germany and check out the ones we got over here. No offense to the tuners from the states and canada, but when it comes to german cars, german tuners are just lightyears ahead.

[@BESIMXCARS]

This is my hometown, I love HWY 74! It is an excellent drive!

[@GearHeadsGarageChannel]

I WANT TO SEE THE NSX!!!!

[@hovnojede010101]

Matt had it on his channel for one take

[@GearHeadsGarageChannel]

Tomáš T. He's had a couple but I dont think it was that one.

[@RCXDerp]

Yeah its clarion's still so it is the same car, hopefully they tweaked some stuff for this event though

[@GearHeadsGarageChannel]

Oh cool, idk why I didn't recognize it then.

[@emiliano29171316]

GearHeads .

[@aryajonathan3733]

this looks legit straight out of nfs

[@JavierCR25]

This is barely a road car. I'm loving this video series guys! Great job Matt!

[@fordrac1ng81]

Sad. This car was my dream car back in the day. Two companies made turbo kits for the 24v VR6 and HPA got the majority of the press. Still one of the best sounding motors of all time though

[@animalmother4]

Buddy of mine had a 2004 R32 with all of the HPA goodies, did north of 530hp, was the scariest car I've ever been in. He sold it because it was always broken - that's the issue when you modify everything.

[@99Lezard99]

animalmother4 big power needs big money usualy. Especially if its a vag car. (sorry)

[@davidvilchez2209]

That's just the issue with VW period. They are always breaking.

[@civoreb]

I have yet to find a V8 that sounds better than the R32.

[@richardhowells5804]

If you know 4WD you have to keep your speed through a corner or it'll start to under steer worse. Also if you know the 4WD system in the golf specifically you'd know it's a 2WD/4WD thing meaning if you want more power then it sends power to the rear to keep the car steady instead of being 4WD all the time. Though it's uncertain how much HPA have tweaked that drive train.

[@wyattbrooks5941]

I like the format of this seasons videos! Way to switch it up!

[@AYPOD]

come to berlin mate , we got a r32 golf 4 with 609 hp on the wheels and 920nm torque xD

[@HesteBremse]

If you come i´ll by you a beer ;D

[@2005blackpearl]

EditorsBay make a video of it on the autobahn.

[@AYPOD]

Shaun I have a video of its dyno run, I could ask the guy to shoot with him a video on the autobahn.

[@Skullbrothers]

Don't you have several MK1 with 1000+?

[@juno980]

Ich würde jetzt sagen ich hab den schonmal gesehen aber es gibt soviele R32 in Berlin, vor allem die Warschauer lang.

[@sekalf2]

I miss my r32 :(

[@AC_Blanco]

Markus flakes Just reinstal it.

[@roshanmanilal5315]

Me too

[@llBurnsll]

It's interesting that there is oncoming traffic on that closed road.

[@chillrasta12]

I'm sure the front end probably pushes quite a bit due to the weight of the engine. The VR6 is fairly heavy considering its a cast iron block

[@iamstd2]

The VR6 isn't a V6. All cylinders are on one head.

[@hectorzapata4295]

I was going to point out that it's either one or the other, but it can't be both.

[@theoriginaljoke3.148]

iamstd2 the pistons are in a v pattern, and the 3.6 if you look at a stock one has a V6 badge on it, so sit down.

[@iamstd2]

The pistons are indeed in a V pattern, but they are special in that the angle is only 15°, versus the standard 90° or 60°. It's more related to an inline engine, with all the intake and exhaust ports on their respective sides of the engine.

[@theoriginaljoke3.148]

iamstd2 I know, still a v6 tho

[@3rdpartyU5er]

@Christian Robar So you think the marketing guys know what is a vr6. You sit the fuck down before you come shouting here, dummkopf...

[@R32vw]

Oh yes, so much yes. Thank you matt! I hope you have enjoyed the R32's you've driven

[@99Lezard99]

R32tho he once had a real r32. *probablytriggered?*

[@GolfCoyote]

"closed road" car flys by in opposite lane at 5 min mark lulz. Camera car?

[@rmp5s]

That. Thing. Sounds. AMAZING!!

[@16MrFred]

Matt's absolutely right about us Volkswagen folk, I would take this over the GTR, overrated car anyway. Built > Bought

[@onoff314]

I remember this car from Gran Turismo 4 was an absolute beast

[@sigmaprojects]

/DRIVE if you see these comments I only come here for the /TUNED videos. Keep them coming!

[@maveric0738]

Matt you loved HPA's 600HP MKIV R32 and their 740Hp MKVI Golf R. This particular R32 is a different animal all together!

[@maveric0738]

Sweet! But why didn't they use the 740 hp Golf R??

[@Voexum]

This series is super intriguing.

[@renntech44]

You guys are the wind beneath my wings

[@C42ST3N]

AIM ist not building engine managments but they are building one of the best displays and loggers. The AIM MXL is the Gold installed too.

[@jmalsam]

Sick camera work guys, awesome production -- you know, a making-of video would be killer.

[@DanielFoland]

Good show. Good format. Good car. Good camerawork. When did Klapman become the new Morningstar? Yay /Tuned!

[@jonnyretro3128]

The wine from that twin turbo sounds sick!

[@christophejergales7852]

#Retro Heaven I think the whine is from the gearbox. uncut teeth on the gears.

[@volvo09]

now that's a street legal race car... listen to those brakes and the gearbox noise...

[@DaveSpen]

dat closed off road tho

[@mcfite]

"Closed road" hahah there is clearly other cars on the road..

[@TheSmokingTire]

The road is closed when we need it to be closed. So, I don't need the road to be closed during my speaking portions since I only have cameras mounted in-car and i only need my lane. But when we do drive-by shots, chase shots, tracking shots, the road is fully closed and ours. The CHP are awesome at this.

[@mcfite]

TheSmokingTire Good to know 👌

[@DaveSpen]

Ah hah! Fair enough.

[@FREE10prestigprogram]

I always thought that was fucked up. I mean if i have enough money i can close a road off for myself. even though its paved by taxes. Just shows whats running shit in this world. little pieces of paper

[@Ugar333]

Your target audience can do without this Tom Cruise music

[@benm6200]

Serious question, at this point why start with an R32 with the increased price for the admittedly semi-rare car, seems like you could do this without starting with the R32 seeing how the engine, trans, suspension, interior are all gone, unless the AWD system (the only stock component left?) is that difficult to put into a standard golf

[@99Lezard99]

Ben M you would at least need a 4wd golf body. The fwd ones have kind of a solid rear axle like cars had 30 years ago because its cheap to produce. The awd ones have indipended rear suspension and obviously awd.

[@DkingE39]

you have to two foot it because of minimal weight movement. so to get more rotation in corner lift a bit on gas and feed in the brakes before apex..

[@lautarohunzicker]

is it tuned to 500hp to maximise the longevity of the engine. HPG uses the same 3.6 VR6 from the passat R36 and get 800hp from it.

[@99Lezard99]

Lautaro Hunzicker wich is a lot but still far away from the big 6 cylinders in the tuner world.

[@tsmsq]

Gran Turismo 4 anyone?

[@renuxgraffiti]

YazeedSaber yesss thats what i thought

[@lincs4life]

YazeedSaber get an Xbox with forza it's so much better

[@tsmsq]

tom kemp Forza is amazing fun, but Gran Turismo games before Gran Turismo 5 were something special. They had a special atmosphere and were so ahead of their time.

[@anthonyhodgson2934]

Forza 6

[@tsmsq]

***** try the old school PS1 NFS games. They were extremely cool, especially NFS: Porsche Unleashed. My absolute favorite.

[@grasam86]

my old r32 turbo had haldex controller and lsd. it got rid if understeer

[@marktomlinson9736]

Grt vid Matt! Did you enjoy Cape Town? When are you coming back?

[@eugenehvorostyanov2409]

Leh Keen such a great driver. Everyone should check his "Rain Dance" on Nordschleife.

[@RCXDerp]

Wonder how much the 3.6 weight differs from the 3.2, the push through corners is probably why VW decided for a 2.0t from mk6 onward

[@PANTYEATR1]

OOOooooooooo this is getting goooood!

[@8SPAZZ]

WE NEED SHIRTS!!! "I can't believe I'm like, in a Golf" -Matt Farah

[@matgee8892]

Hey like Matt says in the video. If you are a VW guy with a bundle of spare cash all of this means nothing. It is more expensive and really not that fast on the track but i doubt anyone who has bought one of these has even considered any of the other options.

[@derpreue2038]

Americans at 150 km/h :ohhhhh my god uhhhhhhh Germans at 250 Km/h: baby whats for dinner today ?

[@bradlista]

"Closed just for me" ... Cars fly by

[@bingoberra18]

Great build but shows that a car that is good on paper is not always the best on the road. Is "fun" a factor in the decisions?

[@mcspikesky]

understeer is never fun

[@bingoberra18]

mcspikesky Thats what I mean. But also for example a Fiesta or MX-5 are classically fun. But how would a tuned MX-5 compareto the monsters, as it is clearly much cheaper, but maybe close to equally as fun.

[@TheSmokingTire]

we didn't factor "fun," per se, although we did do a "road manners," and "track manners," in which Leh and I pretty much ranked the cars in order of which were the most fun to drive and/or nice to spend time in.

[@bingoberra18]

TheSmokingTire Okay well this tuner battle was a great idea! If I could dream a little, ideally you would race them against each other on the twisties like the Best Motoring Touge Battles. But naturally there are many limitations for such a wet dream...

[@JoeIsOut2lunch]

I like this idea. Sometimes a car is fast in a race (with the right track) but there's always that satisfaction of coming into a corner with someone on your ass then by the time the corner is done they are way behind you...or vice versa... like how not all power bands are the same... sometime you're on a road where the speed limit is right at the start of your power band OR peak torque... the car feels magical at that point. Another car that is faster might be mid power band in another gear and not magical at all in that specific moment. Ya know?

[@Andrew-on5do]

I'd take this thing bone stock over anything.

[@missileniall25]

a mk4 r32 is rare af stock

[@EthanL21800]

@@missileniall25 there are 3 atm in minnesota on Craigslist

[@Kazamati]

I'm ready for next year right now :)

[@v_alexiadis]

I know this from GT. Such a beast.

[@Tobse1556]

Come to Wörthersee and you will See 1000 better Tuned VW Golf than this.😂

[@stefanwiesing1912]

Maybe more tuned but not better tuned..

[@Tobse1556]

hgp-turbo.de 745Hp 925Nm

[@blataquad]

were you not listening to matt and the race driver? the car is really un-balanced man, not so much of the engine tuning but brakes and tyres need refinement, i mean imaginge if the mustang had that power, wouldve set a much faster time, because it was refined properlly

[@RCXDerp]

HPA is partners with HGP so they are pretty similar, but HGP has more variety due to the larger VW crowd there

[@TURBOBEATZZZ]

I got half the stuff on my R32 and put down 402-480whp daily for the past 6 years. What a major waste of cash. My kit including the car is$40k total.

[@richardwilliams6256]

Would be nice to have a link for the other cars in the competition

[@keychainmodsdotcom3729]

HPA still alive and kicking 💪. But Whatever happened to EIP?

[@iandavidson99]

NSX please. Thank you.

[@davidariss1222]

The die hard vw guys yes would choose over a GTR. I have to say that even this line up of cars its still awesome that the R32 was in the line up. HPA still great work regardless.

[@carlosschmidt8099]

yeah for sure closed road and those cars in 4:21 are stunt cars or what ?

[@BESIMXCARS]

I think when they took those shots after they re opened the road. They probably had it closed for a short period of time for the actual hard drive. Highway 74 has a good amount of traffic going through it all day.

[@TheSmokingTire]

During certain portions of the filming, such as my in-car, we do not need the road to be closed. During all the flyby, tracking, and chase shots, the road is closed so we can use both lanes to film, and so I can drive nice and fast during the good light.

[@Sad.YTbruh]

Golf 4 the best golf at all time.. btw gtr and golf 4 have been my favourite cars for ever!!!!!

[@vdubjetta02]

The only sad part is that the MKVII golf R with a stage 3 will make the same WHP and cost a hell of a lot less than this HPA kit... other than that great car!

[@sheayoung2837]

Aw yes, highway 74 right where I live. Legit the only great thing about Palm Springs.

[@pongtang3]

Costs as much as a stock gtr... Maybe to get it built by hpa themselves... The 565hp hpa R32 gets shipped to you for 150k...

[@CodyUnderstorms]

"Hey you know how motortrend does best drivers car. Yeah, lets do that with Tuned cars."

[@quantumuniverse9115]

r32 GTR, man where have I heard that before...lol

[@WRATH1]

What is the name of the song at the end ?

[@aleoimpala]

Interesting show.

[@williamclangford]

Matt - Do you remember if the gearbox had 6 or 7 gears?

[@anhiirr]

04 r32 one of those cars on thelist of must own rarities...honestly would be nice if you could rig a bmw x drive system, or a porsche 4 wheel capability on this engine

[@Devills_hill]

i still think they look odd in a very satisfying way with the wide body

[@kidzero1943]

yall had me at R32

[@SouthPlanObservation]

Not sure why they are only giving it such low boost. A built R36 motor in combination with a built RS3 dsg gearbox or the Tiguan TDI gearbox can put down sustainable 900hp at the crank with ease.

[@iFulixzer]

2:46, car in the background and your holding your side, road closed? i think not :D

[@metaleggman18]

I'm guessing this thing is street legal in Canada? I thought fuel cells were pretty much illegal for use on the road all across the states.

[@elmoreno7606]

I dont know which one should I get vw r32 or evo x hard decision. What do you guys think??

[@TheJMedia]

Sounds like a fighter jet!

[@craigyirush3492]

I'm pretty sure it's not 3000 miles from Palm Springs! After all, Vancouver is only 1200 miles from LA...

[@paulp7692]

They should move the fuel cell to the rear seat floor pan. It's up way too high and too far rearward.

[@military-vehicles]

Great car!!!

[@LostTraction]

Really great car :) I would take on!

[@traxnada]

Why talk about "closed road" when half the shot show cars on the road? I can understand some shots were filmed with spotters in front to take outside shot, but a "closed road" is not the same as an "open road with a spotter".

[@TheSmokingTire]

I don't need a closed road for the in-car monologue. I'm not driving that fast, and I'm staying to my side. We close the road for the chase cam shots, the drive-by's, the fast stuff. You pay per hour to close the road, so you only actually close it when you need it closed: for the good stuff.

[@tdawg719]

More VW content!! Yaaaas

[@drewcross7064]

holy balls, Lee from vice of bad folks?

[@dasko3]

Palm Springs to HPA Motorsports is only about 1,500 miles, not 3,000

[@SStarwind]

OH FUCK They show a shot of the 1/3 interior and I have nightmarish flashbacks of those goddam window motors.

[@Slonya23]

TTRS dual clutch ? Wasn't it 6sp manual only?

[@carsaregood911]

they swapped it... and it did come with dsg in europe

[@NismoFinder]

Slonya23 I caught that too. Yeah, 6-Speed manual Only, in the US. He either meant TTS dual clutch (which was only option) Or Dual clutch out of Europe

[@civoreb]

The very first dual clutch was launched with the MK4 R32 without commercial. First commercial for dual clutch was with the 2006 MK5 GTI.

[@jarradjames5868]

I knew a kid in college that had the same pearl jam tattoo on his calf.

[@Isaiahsucre]

You should have got a apr tuned golf aR

[@MarcoAlmeidas]

is it normal cars passing by on a closed road just for you?

[@tim9735]

can anyone tell me what glases he is wearing? they look sick in this matt black

[@Skullbrothers]

So weird how a 3.6 liter heavily modified engine does 450 and a 1.9 with not many mods does almost 300.

[@mick3247]

lambusado for race days i bet its limited on hp to get in races that engine and turbo kit thats on that is good for 650 to 750 hp

[@Skullbrothers]

Michael Collinsons Still. Compared to some engines that is a bit low.

[@maveric0738]

lambusado this R32 was underboost and had an issue boost. This R32 has 600 hp

[@ParadoxPope]

HPA is a good company for headlines, but their builds are never really pushing the equipment to its limits and they always charge a premium to give you 70%. I understand why they are always chosen for these things, but as soon as you bring up value it will auto-lose. HPA will charge you more for a twin-turbo set up than it is to actually go out, buy, and build a full long block and get a single turbo for it. That thing should be making 600 wheels for what's in it.

[@spessarterlandei]

id take this baby ANYtime over a GTR. Hothatch hell yea

[@nahyeah]

Has a supercharge wine. Or is that the diffs?

[@htcilyas43]

ayy Vancouver BC! Where are my Vancouver bros?

[@TheOringinalBRadRaps]

The braking is a VW issue atleast on those years, happens on my stock gti e no feel and then bite, getting the vacuum sealed is key or it is much worse like a dead pedal to full brakes and it feels dangerous. Still the car has a different feel to Japanese and American cars in many respects.

[@EthanL21800]

They need big brake kits