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Top Golf is crowned Top Gear Hot Hatch of the Year

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  • Top Golf is crowned Top Gear Hot Hatch of the Year



    The Volkswagen Golf R has scooped the Hot Hatch of the Year honour at the TopGear Awards hosted by the TV show’s presenters, Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May.

    The Golf R was singled out in a hotly contested category due to its mix of dynamic ability, its powerful and charismatic engine and everyday refinement. In deciding the winner of the category the judges found the Golf R to be ‘extraordinarily good at so many things’.

    On hand to collect the Award was Dr. Hendrik Muth, Head of Marketing and Communications at Volkswagen R GmbH – the special projects wing of Volkswagen tasked with designing and developing R products.

    Dr. Muth commented: ‘This is the third generation of Golf R and the fastest and most focussed yet; we designed it to appeal to keen drivers exactly like the judges at TopGear. On behalf of Volkswagen and Volkswagen R GmbH it’s a real honour for the Golf to be recognised with such an award.’

    Powered by a 2.0-litre TSI engine developing 270 PS and 350 Nm (258 lbs ft) of torque the Golf R is equipped with a sophisticated 4MOTION system. This allows it to sprint from a standstill to 62 mph in 5.5 seconds when specified with a six-speed DSG gearbox, making it the fastest accelerating production Golf ever.

    To match the extra power, the Golf R features a series of upgrades to its springs, dampers, gearbox software, braking system and styling to ensure that it both looks and feels sharper than the standard car.

    The Golf R takes the TopGear crown from the Golf GTI which won the Hot Hatch category in 2009.
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    • sabloke
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      sabloke commented
      31-01-2011, 08:43 AM
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      Well done! It looks like Jezza & Co are getting really old since things like everyday refinement did score more points than anything else
      Can't wait to read the UK and the Australian TG Awards back to back.
    • cme2c
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      cme2c commented
      31-01-2011, 10:19 AM
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      @sabloke I agree it will be interesting. Top Gear Aus prefer the harder edged Megane RS 250, don't they? Or maybe it's the extra 11 kW the Golf R has in Europe.

      Still it would be a boring world if everyone liked the same car.
    • Stoney!
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      Stoney! commented
      31-01-2011, 02:55 PM
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      Wow thats an old golf .:R in the photo, was one of the originals from head office that were getting around.

      Stoney!
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