A new VW hot hatch that isn't quite as pricey as it might have been - whatever next?
The script has become all too familiar over the past couple of years for fast VW Golfs. Good to drive - really good in some cases - but let down by a sub-par cabin and punchy pricing. Now there is a new era, complete with improved interiors and, for the AWD cars, a little more power as well. Plus, it now turns out, prices that haven’t changed enormously either.
For those that need a Golf that can get to 62mph in less than 5.6 seconds, the R kicks off at £43,320. Now with 333hp, it can complete the benchmark sprint in 4.6 seconds with the standard seven-speed DSG. Also included are the R-Performance Torque Vectoring and DCC dampers, the latter of which used to be a cost option. The R gets a similar cosmetic refresh to the Clubsport, with the matrix lights, illuminated VW badge and new wheel design.
Practical PHers will be pleased to know that the Golf R wagon continues in Mk8.5 format, now priced from £44,685, but those after the ultimate Golf will want the R Black Edition. It costs £44,570 and comes with a ‘smouldering dark exterior’, which means black 19-inch wheels, darker badges and logos and even slighlty smoked lights like you’d try to sneak onto your mum’s CL back in the day. It looks pretty smart.
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