Ever since the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R made its debut, we’ve been hearing about the possibility of the hot hatchback coming to the United States – however, last we heard the decision to approve the Golf R for stateside sales was still under consideration. A new report by CARandDRIVER, which recently visited the company’s Wolfsburg [...]
Whether or not the 266-hp Volkswagen Golf R will come to the United States is still up in the air – and if that’s something you’re very sensitive about, we suggest you skip over this story as it’ll only make you more jealous. German tuning firm Mcchip-DKR has unveiled a new performance upgrade for the [...]
The Volkswagen Golf has always been one of the automotive world”s most customized cars; everyone from amateurs working out of their garages to design teams have taken their crack at making the vehicle a car to race. Indeed, VW itself sported up the Golf by releasing the Golf R at the Frankfurt Auto show, and [...]
The Volkswagen Golf R is not a slow car by any means. Powered by a 2.0L TSI 4-cylinder engine making 265-hp with a maximum torque of 258 lb-ft, the Golf R runs from 0 to 62 mph time in less than 6.4 seconds with a top speed of 155 mph. However, German tuning firm Sport [...]
Last month Volkswagen launched its new R GmbH department – a section of the company that will be responsible for sporty exclusive models from Volkswagen in the future. While the German automaker confirmed that Americans may not get any R GmbH models anytime soon, news about the Golf R earmarked for the stateside had us [...]
Volkswagen yesterday held the official launch of its new R GmbH brand, a department that will be responsible for sporty exclusive models from V-dub in the future. But if you’re itching to get your hands on an R GmbH developed Volkswagen in the U.S. – don’t hold your breath. Whether U.S. consumers will benefit from [...]
As reported earlier this year, Volkswagen today officially launched its new R GmbH brand that will be responsible for sporty exclusive models from Volkswagen in the future. “Volkswagen AG has bundled the responsibilities and competencies for development, implementations and sales of individualised vehicle offers into Volkswagen R GmbH,” Volkswagen said in a statement. “For example, [...]
As if not having the Volkswagen Golf R on the stateside wasn’t depressing enough, tuner B&B has put together a new three-part performance package, giving the hot-hatch more power than it already has. B&B’s three-part performance upgrades allow the Golf R to produce 310-hp, 324-hp or 362-hp. Details are a bit limited but we do [...]
In Oct. 2009, it was reported that a version of the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R will make it to the stateside badged as the GTI-R. We’re still waiting for Volkswagen to confirm something and while we wait, the German automaker has released a bunch of new images for us to drool over. Hit the jump [...]
Don’t you just hate it when you purchase a new model year of a vehicle and a couple months down the road the automaker decides to release some minor design change that causes you to lose sleep at night? It always makes us wonder who in their right mind is sitting at the design lab [...]
