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A Wing & Great Speed
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|August 2017
The Ameo Cup heralds not only a number of fresh-faced drivers, but also a far more focussed (and faster) race machine than previous years.
Since its inception in 2010, with a spiced-up diesel Polo, the Volkswagen Cup has showcased significant progress with each of its iterations starring a superior version of the cup car. However, the 2017 season is a real testament to Volkswagen Motorsport India’s (VWMI) engineering prowess. No, not because the new cup cars are based off VW’s newest kid – the Ameo – instead, because the Ameo Cup cars are so much more than just Vento Cup cars with a stubby boot and a massive rear wing.
In fact, it’s the first time in a span of seven years that a Volkswagen Cup car has been fully developed in India. Sirish Vissa, the Head of Volkswagen Motorsport India, speaks with great pride of the work done by his team to indigenously develop the Ameo Cup race car.
This story is from the August 2017 edition of autoX.
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