yps3: Full review of the 2015. Volkswagen Golf R
05-24-14 | 06:21 AM
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Nice write-up yowps3. VW has perfected the Golf for years, and this latest iteration upholds that heritage. Performance is certainly there, and as you say it has an understated muscle to it. Nothing 'flashy' inside or out either, just nice materials and clean intuitive design.
05-24-14 | 08:37 PM
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Hot hatch indeed and with standard AWD to boot
With that said, Australian and Asia Pacific versions of the Golf R will be detuned by VW due to the hotter climates in those territories
Nevertheless, other than that, this hot hatch is hard to beat and if I were looking for a VAG hot hatch, I would go for the Golf R.
Skip the GTI and GTD..........and go straight for the R.
In fact, I hear that there are two iterations that are currently under evaluation by Volkswagen:
-Golf R Estate/Variant
and
-Golf R 400
HOT DAMN
Hot hatch indeed and with standard AWD to boot
With that said, Australian and Asia Pacific versions of the Golf R will be detuned by VW due to the hotter climates in those territories
Nevertheless, other than that, this hot hatch is hard to beat and if I were looking for a VAG hot hatch, I would go for the Golf R.
Skip the GTI and GTD..........and go straight for the R.
In fact, I hear that there are two iterations that are currently under evaluation by Volkswagen:
-Golf R Estate/Variant
and
-Golf R 400
HOT DAMN
But it's still very fast
05-26-14 | 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by yowps3
Yes unfortunately we get the de tuned version due to our 'hot climate'
You'd probably think that VW would have learned from the MK 6 generation.
Also, performance cars from Audi (i.e. RS models and R8) don't need any detuning due to hot climate..................but I guess Audi has bigger budgets for their R&D/tech divisions compared to the parent company VW even if they're all part of VAG.
But it's still very fast
I would get this as well as the MB A45 AMG with AMG Performance stage 1 exhaust
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