The R is the flagship of VW's Golf model range. This sportiest of all Golfs is powered by a re-designed 221-kW TSI engine. Like the three editions before it, the new R puts the turbo power to the road with a permanent all-wheel-drive setup.
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Its driving dynamics are down to a newly designed chassis two centimeters lower, a state-of-the-art steering system developed for the race track, and the ESC Sport function (which, for the first time, can be fully deactivated).
