Pics of R20.....

[tony_danza]

It would surely be insane to price it higher than the S3??

[Deako]

Agreed. I actually think it will be closer to the £25k mark when launched.

[wigit]

It would surely be insane to price it higher than the S3??

especially when dealers will discount S3s

hopefully can save £700 by not ticking the ACC option box as its a waste of time

[Hurdy]

£28.5k basice, so simply specify DSG, Satnav and Recaro's and you are well over £33k.

[JPC]

dont be a gooner and spec the sat nav!!! its a 2300 option but you can get them for 800 quid!

same with leather in the New GTIs. Its about £1850 for leather! who is crazy enough to do that?!?!

if you spend £1850 at a proper established car interior trimmer, you would have AN AWESOME job that is a one off. Maybe even if you got it to look exactly like the OEM leather, you get much better quality hide that would age far far better!

Thats a way to keep costs down, or take away from the "headline" figure if your pricing up your car

[neg]

Would have to be DSG for sure for me, Xenons as standard so thats a box ticked.  Recaro's would nice but not essential.

[JPC]

I'd be the same neil. Xenons are a must.

[Jules86]

bmw are having alot of issues with the 3.0 twin turbo last time I was on the bmw forums. Considered getting a 335i instead of the leon, but the reliability issues and the not so stellar tuning options at the time put me off.

Times have changed, cant imagine someone getting a leon over a bmw for reliability reasons 

[Peskarik]

28 kiloquid?   

Hitler would turn in his grave!

[RedRobin]

28 kiloquid?   

Hitler would turn in his grave!

....DSG and Recaro's essential for me. I'd rather have the Golf R than a S3 but that's just my taste.

[VC]

Fifth Gear  Wednesday 16 September 2009

Volkswagen has revealed its most potent Golf model yet at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

Its called the Golf R and will hit 62mph in just 5.5 seconds from standstill. With a slightly more aggressive look to tell the R apart from the iconic Golf GTi, it is powered by a version of the last generation GTI’s 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol unit which has been tweaked to produce 266bhp and 236lb ft torque.

Underneath it features a four-wheel drive set up linked closely to that found on Audi’s S3. Volkswagen says the system has been designed to react more quickly than the Haldex system used on the previous R32 and can send 100 percent of torque to the rear wheels. It comes with an 80kg weight disadvantage but the lighter engine makes the Golf R still 35kg lighter than the R32.

Volkswagen also claims that the Golf R is more efficient too with a combined fuel economy of 33.2mpg (compared to 26.4mpg) whilst CO2 emissions have dipped to 199g/km (previously 225g/km).

The Golf R’s output tops that of the front-wheel drive Scirocco R, but Volkswagen is pitching the Golf as a more extreme car. As a result the firm is keeping modest with its sales targets; just 500 models (three and five-door) per year in the UK.

Prices start from £28,500 when it goes on sale in October with first deliveries from January 2010.

[Sunglasses Ron]

Fifth Gear  Wednesday 16 September 2009



The Golf R’s output tops that of the front-wheel drive Scirocco R, but Volkswagen is pitching the Golf as a more extreme car. As a result the firm is keeping modest with its sales targets; just 500 models (three and five-door) per year in the UK.

Prices start from £28,500 when it goes on sale in October with first deliveries from January 2010.

  I thought they were using the same engine, just the Rocco was  FWD?   The Golf may be quicker out the blocks, but the Rocco will be quicker once moving. So not a great statement.. Then again, it is Fifth Gear.. 

[Hurdy]

Fifth Gear  Wednesday 16 September 2009



The Golf R’s output tops that of the front-wheel drive Scirocco R, but Volkswagen is pitching the Golf as a more extreme car. As a result the firm is keeping modest with its sales targets; just 500 models (three and five-door) per year in the UK.

Prices start from £28,500 when it goes on sale in October with first deliveries from January 2010.

  I thought they were using the same engine, just the Rocco was  FWD?   The Golf may be quicker out the blocks, but the Rocco will be quicker once moving. So not a great statement.. Then again, it is Fifth Gear..  

I read into it that the R Golf will possibly have an even harder suspension set-up, possibly a more aggressive throttle response and like VW usually do, they will keep all the juicy subtle mod under wraps until after it has been released. After all the people initially thought that the Edition 30 was just a remapped GTI at first and then they thought it was just a K04 strapped on. It was only later when they found out more subtle mods had been made to the internals.

[SteveP]

A couple from Volkswagen.de 

[QD MBE]

....DSG and Recaro's essential for me. I'd rather have the Golf R than a S3 but that's just my taste.

The other way for me.