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Golf 8 R. Image: included
• The most powerful Golf to date has been introduced.
• The Golf 8 R has 235 kW and 420 Nm from its two-liter turbocharged engine.
• It has a sprint time of 0-100 km / h of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 250 km / h.
Volkswagen’s long-awaited Golf R has been presented with 235 kW and 420 Nm of its well-known two-liter EA888 turbocharged engine.
It presents, for the first time, the ‘drift’ mode and has a sprint time of 0-100 km / h of 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 250 km / h.
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Like previous versions, the eighth generation features a four-wheel drive system with torque vectoring. Volkswagen says this allows 100% of the torque to be sent to a dedicated wheel and reduces understeer to “nothing” according to the automaker.
Compared to a normal Golf 8, the R is 20mm lower than the ground. It is adorned with a bespoke front bumper and blue brake calipers that house 357mm front brake discs.
It sits on 19-inch wheels, has body side skirts and four chrome exhausts at the rear that sit alongside a black diffuser on each side. The rear is finished off with a large wing.
There are five different riding modes available, including ‘special’ and ‘drift’ to complement the ‘comfort’, ‘race’, ‘sport’ and ‘individual’ settings.
Inside, the R has black Nappa leather seats with embellished “R” logos around the cabin.
Volkswagen South Africa says it has not set a launch date for the new model, but has set aside the last quarter of 2021 or the first quarter of 2022 for its introduction of coal.
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