Scary Twin-Turbo R32 for sale

I remember reading about the HPA twin-turbo upgrade on a VW New Beetle when I was in middle school.  It blew my mind in many ways.  Then the MkIV R32 rolled around and they started working their magic on that.  Heaven, BiTurbo R32 is thy name.  HPA does extremely nice installations, creating a driveable monster out of one of my favorite cars.  This one is juiced up even more than I’d heard of before, with some 500hp at the WHEELS.

Upgraded Twin-Turbo 2004 VW R32 for sale

The rest of the upgrades read like a “if I had a million dollars” list, so I’ll let the seller do his thing:

• ALT. FUEL

  • labonte motorsport — water/methanol injection

• BODY

  • seat — leon cupra r front-lip
  • volkswagen — 2006 GTI MK5 antenna (whale-style)
  • rieger — rear-spoiler

• BRAKING

  • stasis — 14-inch Alcon big-brake kit, with upgraded rear-rotors and caliper spacer
  • stasis — stainless-steel brake lines

• CABIN

  • escort — passport SR7 radar/laser detector (with shifters)

• CHASSIS

  • tomas sport tuning — rear stressbrace (behind rear-seats)

• CLUTCH

  • hpa — “mystery” clutch

• COOLING

  • volkswagen — Sharan (van) radiator
  • hpa — dual front-SMIC’s (side-mounted intercoolers)

• DIFFERENTIAL

  • peloquin — limited-slip front differential

• DRIVETRAIN

  • hpa — ‘agent orange’ stealth race-mode AWD controller

• ENGINE

  • 4grounding — MK4 ground-kit (modified for HPA setup)

• EXHAUST

  • hpa — 4-inch catback (dual-bypassed, unresonated)

• HEADUNIT

  • pioneer — avic-z1

• HOOD

  • dtm autohaus — carbon fiber hood (boser)

• INSTRUMENTS

  • volkswagen — OEM european gauge-cluser (full FIS) for R32 in MPH (United Kingdom)
  • kufatec — FIS-cluster boost gauge, oil-temp readout, voltage…. with boost-graphing

• INTAKE

  • evolution motorsports — v-flow intake airbox

• INTERIOR

  • volkswagen — passat w8 sunroof console (black)
  • volkswagen — R-Line Monster Mats
  • painted center-console (deep blue pearl, to match car)
  • removed factory sound-deadening

• LIGHTING

  • volkswagen — OEM HID’s (from Europe)
  • volkswagen — european taillights (GTI)
  • volkswagen — rear fog-light (w/ cluster indictor), euroswitch
  • 42 draft designs — smoked front sidemarkers (bumper)
  • 42 draft designs — replaced all bulbs with LEDs

• SAFETY

  • hpa — clubsport rollbar (rear)
  • lamin-x — headlight protective films
  • can’t remember — fire extinguisher (mounted on front of passenger-seat)

• SECURITY

  • volkswagen — Driver’s Door Lock Delete

• SHAVED

  • front license-plate holder, replaced with europlate

• SPACERS

  • H&R — 10mm (rear only)

• SUSPENSION

  • bilstein — PSS9 coilovers
  • H&R — springs (hacked to PSS9’s)
  • neuspeed — rear swaybar (22mm)
  • defcon — steering bushings
  • chicago performance tuning — upper & lower rear-control-arms (alignment)
  • ground control — front camber plates (alignment)

• TRANSMISSION

  • volkswagen — lengthened 6-speed gearset from a diesel-van (giving it a 202MPH max.)

This exact package is truly one of my dream cars.  I’d take this over most Italians (288 GTO exempted), and it’s just right up there with a Turner Motorsports E30 M3 2.5 or RS4 wagon as the best thing possible.  Just epic.

At first I thought the HPA on the hood was a bit much, but the fact that it’s clear-coated over the carbon hood with the rest body-color is a nice touch.  This guy has done truly everything to make this the most insanely awesome R32 possible.  $85k is steep, sure, but it’s a proven turbo system on a great car with all the requisite upgrades to make it so much more than just some tuner car.  I’m jealous of the owner’s resources and ambition for making this car a reality.

-NR