
So what is the difference the new VW Golf R and the Golf GTI?
Essentially it comes down to this: 59bhp, drive to the rear wheels as well as the fronts, a set of 18-inch rims and a £6k premium. Think of the Golf R as Volkswagen’s answer to the Audi S3.
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FEAST your eyes on the pocket rocket that every hot hatch fan has been waiting for! This is the all-new Polo GTI – it gets a 178bhp 1.4-litre supercharged and turbocharged four cylinder petrol engine hooked up to a seven-speed DSG twin-clutch transmission.
Rev is an application for the iPhone and iPod Touch that monitors, displays, and records real-time vehicle data. By communicating directly with your vehicle’s ECU via its OBD-II port, Rev is the first iPhone and iPod touch application to give you complete access to everything you want to know about your vehicle.

The above results are obtained on S-Gear
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I bought a ELM327 OBD2-USB interface cable months ago. Today I was hit upon a sudden idea to start playing with it. I managed to find the OBD2 port of my Scirocco and insert the cable into the port. I chose PCMSCAN to connect with the car, because it’s the first one I managed to get working. I was very excited when I saw so many data are successfully retrieved from the car. PCMSCAN has very rich features, including the exciting Drag Strip and Dyno.