Volkswagen has released the first details of its powerful new VW Golf R, which is set to make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month. It looks like a right beahst...
A lot of people love the VW Golf and in fairness, it’s not hard to see why. Over 30,000,000 Golfs have been sold worldwide since the first generation rolled off the production line back in 1974 and those sales don't look to be stopping anytime soon.
The new 7th-generation Golf R, which will make its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, comes with a 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol engine producing 300 PS and 380Nm of torque.
The new Golf R is also the fastest-accelerating production Golf yet, with a zero to 100 km/h time of just 5.3 seconds (compared with 5.7 seconds for the previous model), or 4.9 seconds when fitted with the optional six-speed DSG gearbox. Now that’s fast.
Top speed has been electronically limited to 250 km/h in case anyone is mad enough to try and exceed that speed (that’s 155mph for those still stuck in the 80s).
Fuel consumption for the new Golf R is reported to be 7.1 l/100km, while CO2 emissions come in at 159 g/km placing it in Motor Tax Band D (€570 p.a). While that might seem a bit steep to some, it’s actually up to 18 per cent more efficient than the last-generation.
The Golf R is set to go on sale in Ireland in time for the 141 plate with prices set to start around €53,000.
