“Nobody needs a compact car with 400bhp (405 hp; 298 kW), but is there a place for it? Certainly, and that’s the turf of R.”
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Incredibly it is cheaper than the model it replaces.
It is not the most powerful variant (that is reserved for the Clubsport S) but it is the fastest.
Tuning specialists Oettinger have their own idea of a hardcore GTI.
Thanks to a teaser sketch released by the manufacturer, we can get to see a hint of the car’s styling.
“We are starting this extensive electrification campaign with Volkswagen’s best-selling vehicle to date – the Golf”
VW will launch a whole host of ‘extreme’ new performance models under it’s R brand.
The Golf R will now be on the same level as the Ford Focus RS.
2.0-litre engine has been boosted from 310 horses to a potent 400 hp.
A harder-hitting version of the Volkswagen Polo GTI could easily be produced.