Comments - New VW Golf R to Pack 286 HP

Published: Feb 11, 2013
Description: Just days after Volkswagen revealed its 270 horsepower Golf R Cabrio, details about the next-gen R model are already leaking out. Like the new seventh-gen Golf, the next Golf R will be built on the au...
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John Augustus Feb 12, 2013
*awd not 4wd sorry
John Augustus Feb 12, 2013
It's 4wd. And tbf you want fwd in a hot hatch, it just works better - I know saying this is sacrilege on car buzz but still...
Harrison Phillips Feb 12, 2013
Ya too bad it's front wheel drive. That blows
Jacob Burford Feb 12, 2013
Engine=Good, Price=Maybe a bit overpriced!
Jason J Roberts Feb 11, 2013
To expensive
Ashton Summers Feb 11, 2013
Thought the R had the K04 and the GTI has a K03. Or maybe it's that more power can be gotten out of the GTI's TSI with a K04 than the TFSI with the R. Can't remember.
Chase Fecko Feb 11, 2013
Where there be a 6 speed manual? If not its the wrx for me. Great looking car though.
Adam Thomson Feb 11, 2013
Omg 286 HP!!!!
Ryan Patrick Clauson Feb 11, 2013
If they're still running the k03 turbo on the golf R, I'm curious and scared to see how long it takes till the turbos go bad...
Jake Dula Feb 11, 2013
YAY! Love the Golf R, and more hp is always welcome. Although I'm thinking the new Focus RS will force VW to cram even more power into it.
Gabriel Scott Feb 11, 2013
I dig these, but I like the "classic" R32 more
Ashton Summers Feb 11, 2013
Question is, are they going to be using the old 2.0 like the current R, or develop the newer 2.0 used in the GTI.
David Schnitzel Vitan Feb 11, 2013
ESP can't be turned off entirely. Me no likey...
Sam Oglesby Feb 11, 2013
286hp 4wd me likey
Jacob Burford Feb 12, 2013
I'm talking about the design lines! Just not to confuse anyone!
Jacob Burford Feb 12, 2013
Looks clean! I like clean!
Description: It will be mated to a six-speed dual-clutch gearbox that will send power to all four wheels using VW's latest Haldex AWD system. The automaker claims this system allows for better handling and a ...
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David Peterson Feb 12, 2013
Haldex sucks. FTL.
Tyler Wallace Feb 11, 2013
155 Im getting it unlimited
Pablo Herasme Feb 11, 2013
5 secs thats really good
Miko Reginella Feb 11, 2013
Sounds good to me
Gray Conron Feb 11, 2013
Not a fan of the car itself but I give it a LOT of respect
Miko Reginella Feb 11, 2013
This is the current Golf R
Matt Piccolo Feb 11, 2013
It looks the same in all honesty (minus the slightly diff lights)
Brian Howard Feb 11, 2013
Love that exhaust
Scuttle Buttocks Feb 11, 2013
Smart
Scuttle Buttocks Feb 11, 2013
They are vw
Jake Dula Feb 11, 2013
I've always loved these rims. Simple, clean.