Big row self-priming test drive classic performance station wagon Volkswagen R36

If you are a German fan, maybe you will take this R36 as a belief.

When I was young, it was also a car that made me move. The love of station wagon and the desire for performance are the perfect combination of practicality and fun. As a niche performance car, it has limited access to China. Once a car was hard to find, and the used car with a car age of 10 was around 200,000. Indeed, from today's perspective, you may not think it is out of date. Just confirmed the old car collector's words:

It's not that we like old cars, but that our favorite cars are old.

As for R36, it represents the most beautiful era of a flash in the pan. After 2005, Audi took the lead in adopting the integrated front face design, followed by Volkswagen. The double U-shaped front face is the most personalized and sporty generation of the public. At that time, the five generations of sagitar in China and FAW Magotan at that time all adopted this design. But among them, the fifth generation golf, in my eyes, is a classic that can't be surpassed in popular design.

R36 is different, the matte metal front face is different from the shiny chrome plating of Magotan B6. Two sets of thick grilles, which are embedded with R36 logo, look more concise and full, but they are not conspicuous when moving.

18 inch "Omanyt" wheel hub, with low body posture and spoiler skirt, simple and layered. The owner replaced the front brake with a Stoptech perforated ventilation disc and red calipers, and the rear wheel still used the original blue calipers. Sports suspension is 25 mm lower than conventional magotan.

The most beautiful part of the station wagon is the rear. The spoiler on the R36 roof is longer, providing more sufficient downforce. However, today, we can spend more than 65438+100000 yuan to buy our own brand of four-out exhaust. It seems that neither the diffuser at the rear of R36 nor the double-sided single exhaust row exploded, nor did it have the surge of emotion when it was first seen ten years ago.

10 years ago, Volkswagen just took the "golden power combination" of turbocharging and dual clutch as a golden signboard. Before that, there were not many European cars with turbines, and golf also had 2.8L? V6 and Passat B5.5 and W8' s 4.0L large displacement self-priming. The sixth generation golf R32 launched in 2006 and R36 launched in 2008 can be regarded as the swan song of a large row of self-priming cars. Since then, Volkswagen has entered the turbocharged era in Europe and China without looking back (except for the entry-level models of 1.6L).

Today, I test-drive such an old car. My mind is not like Bian Xiao 10 years ago. Can I take my dream with me? Freshness and desire for cars. But after trying hundreds of new cars in a few years, I look back to see if it is "outdated" and still as fragrant as it was at the beginning.

Is this the 3.6L? FSI naturally aspirated engine with maximum power of 300 HP and peak torque of 350 Nm ... The acceleration of 100 km in 5.8s is slower than that of Golf R Travel 20 171s. In today's 2.0T Jiangshan, Wan Li Jiangshan, R36 has become more of a feeling.

The moment you step on the accelerator, its acceleration feels very general. In the urban area, under 2500 rpm, there is no sound, and you can enter the community quietly at night without disturbing nearby residents. But when you step on the accelerator deeply, the heavy sound begins to give you passion, but the feeling of accelerating is always not as pleasant as that of the turbine. Because it lacks a "kick" on your back. This is the self-priming feeling of too many people, and it is rich, linear and on call, which is incomparable to a 2.0T T.

When you shift to the S gear, the speed will remain above 3000 rpm, the response of the throttle will become more sensitive, and the driving state of the whole vehicle will not be so smooth. The rich voice is not noisy, but it makes you more confident in the process of accelerating. And its 10 car, the 6-speed wet dual clutch hardly felt any setback, and the shift smoothness was still like AT, which was really better than the 7-speed dry dual clutch golf 6 at that time. 1.4T？ DSG is much better.

The officially announced 5.8s acceleration result, I believe it may be difficult to detect such a result today, and the owner may have been reluctant to eject. In my eyes, the performance car is not cold data, but a kind of leisure at ordinary times. When performance is needed, it is like a small universe explosion on call. R36, that's it, can show your multifaceted personality.

As a performance car, it adopts 4MOTION full-time four-wheel drive, which is essentially a Hande four-wheel drive system from Sweden. Its driving force distribution mode used to be 95: 5 as the normal state. Compared with the timely four-wheel drive, it distributes power to the rear wheels at a much faster switching speed. This four-wheel drive system is also used on Volvo models all the year round, with emphasis on road control and snow performance. Indeed, when four wheels exert friction on the ground at the same time, it starts much faster than two-wheel drive. At the same time, when cornering quickly, the four-wheel drive is also more helpful for the vehicle to maintain a good posture.

Of course, you also need a tough suspension. R36' s feedback on road feeling is more delicate, but compared with some recently tested Alfa Romeo and other driving-oriented models, R36 is still more comfortable and doesn't look like a hard bench. When cornering, as a B-class station wagon, it differs from Golf R in its steadiness and flexibility. A wide and long body size can give people more confidence, but as a station wagon, you will still feel the drag of the tail weight when cornering. Smaller models will have an advantage in doing some drift or turning radius. This also requires higher control technology, and of course depends on the styles and preferences of different drivers.

Whether it is the blessing of faith, or we think that there is no breakthrough change in the car design style after 2 1 century. Can't hide the aging of R36 interior. Looking at the past with today's eyes, you will still feel very classic.

The interior design and functional layout of upper and lower layers are still typical of Germany. Shiny aluminum imitation carbon fiber texture panel is the biggest feature.

In addition to R36, Bugatti Veyron also used this similar material at that time. It's all a Volkswagen family anyway, right? !

The instrument is also completely surrounded by the atmosphere of Bling~Bling, with a monochrome screen in the middle, projecting navigation information, and many basic Chinese characters are unrecognizable. Large-scale figures may be the understanding of performance car design at that time, but today it seems that there is really no passion.

After driving my friend's car, I habitually want to pull the key out of the keyhole, but I can't. Although its shape is very similar to the original key, here it is only used as a keyless start sensor. Fortunately, I didn't work too hard, otherwise I would really lose money honestly.

Perhaps it is because too many independent brands are moving closer to sports, and its steering wheel and overall interior atmosphere do not have many eye-catching designs today. The R36 logo engraved on the metal at the bottom of the steering wheel has also become the most prominent feature to show your identity, except for a set of? Sturdy sports seats.

The appearance and performance of classic cars can be outdated, but the fastest outdated car system must be the car system. Facing the rapid development of China, I wonder if RNS5 10 can provide upgrade service. Perhaps, just as the BB machine was eliminated by the torrent of the times, there is no such demand because of the popularity of mobile navigation. But I didn't find the function of Bluetooth connection, and I searched online and found that the owner still needs to buy a Bluetooth module and microphone for MOTO. But what is MOTO? Just like Nokia, talking about these two brands is really too exposed.

As for R36, a bucket seat with a strong package, with the owner becoming a "greasy uncle" who weighs more than 200 kilograms and loses all his hair, the horizontal package of the seat has already been crushed by countless times of getting on and off. But the R36 logo under the headrest is placed inside, and the body fits the package perfectly. Perhaps this is a state that car lovers like. They don't like soft and comfortable big sofas, but like to be ready to enter the fighting state at any time.

The trunk of R36 is spacious, which can hold a lot of luggage, or a photographer like me likes to take a lot of equipment when going out. Stopping in a scenic place, sitting on the trunk lid, overlooking the rivers and mountains, enjoying poetry and the distance, only became a luxury during the epidemic. I also own a station wagon, but I haven't traveled in my own car for two or three years because of my busy work and test drive activities in various parts of the motherland, and my curiosity about the world is growing slowly? Weaken. But the station wagon still belongs. Your own sense of inconvenience. ?

Of course, for R36, it is definitely a car worth collecting. The acceleration performance of 5.8s can still stand out from the crowd today. As the swan song of a large row of self-priming cars, it is also of great collection value in automobile culture. But you need more patience with an old car. After 10 years old, its faults began to appear slowly. As a niche model, most parts can't be used with domestic Magotan, and it is normal to wait for a few months. For example, this steering gear with serious abnormal noise is still waiting for accessories. Many of the original owners have been replaced by medium and large SUVs such as X5 and Q7. Luxury brands are also needed to show their social status, and more comfort and space are needed to take care of family and business.

Whether it is the R36 owner or the "pick-up man" of a used car, the person who can still drive now must be true love. Indeed, its beautiful Biscayne Bay represents Volkswagen's moderns, and represents the initial dream of a generation born around 90 years for performance and automobile culture. Classic, not out of date. Big row of self-sucking, still very fragrant!

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.