golf R

[Dyldo]

yeah, i reckon the figures have bee watered down similar to the way WRX/Evos would have their hp figures muddled to get past Jap laws. Seeing as the S3 will be a majorly mouth-watering car, VW wouldn't want to sniper the S3 sales by selling a cheaper "same" car.

As for the rims, I'll let them sit for a while. I don't know what it is about rims, but it takes me AGES to like/dislike a rim. I hated the Zolders when they came out and now i really like them. Jury is still out on the Omanyts.

As for the overall looks, I have to say it is EXACTLY what i thought it'd be. Sure, the Scirocco will look the ducks nuts but the Golf R looks to me to be the perfect design to complement the current Mk6's and the look. Lets face it, the jump they've made from the Mk5 to the Mk6 is nothing like the style jump they made from the Mk4 to the Mk5. As many have said, the Mk6 is really a Mk5.5, so the Golf R looks fine.

The key with the R is its vocal chords. I wanna know and hear and feel what this baby sounds like. The 2 R's before it have sounded absolute amazing.

[Golf Mark 6]

now if VW Australia is nice enough to release BOTH the R-'Rocco and the R-Golf here It'd make a lot of us happy...

[Corey_R]

I personally love those rims. They looked great on the Scirroco R, and they look great on this imo.
As for all of you who are surprised by the styling. Given this has basically all the changes to it which the Scirroco R did, I'm not sure how you could be surprised?!

[cktsi]

I really liked the differentiation between the Mark V R32 and the rest of the Mark V range. They should have done something more visually on the front other than solely use the GTI's beefed up mouth-full-of-marbles bumper & the LED's.

The Mark V R32 looks better than this Mark VI R20 IMHO.

I don't think that they're worried about the cannibalisation of S3 sales from the R20. It's a different market. Audi do use different componentry & have more features e.g. their electrically adjustable seats for driver & passenger. No golfs have this.

I saw an S3 just yesterday, and visually it stands out from the standard A3 and definitely looks better than the R20 (esp with it's fantastic lights!)... so it's apples & oranges to me.

At the end of the day though... irrespective of it's looks, I'm just glad there's a Golf AWD halo car to look up to

[G-rig]

I think they've done a good job and it looks great..

The wheels look good to me in this shot (but nothing you can't change anyway):

[aeon]

Looks great to me, and I do like the wheels on it - shame it's way out of my budget though, MKVI Golf GTI for me in the near future hopefully.

[mattyf83]

http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle/Volkswagen-Golf/243138/

This website is quoting mid to high 5's for the 0-100. Sounds more like it. and more pics too.

Im new here so Hi. I currently have a Polo GTI but am looking to upgrade. Looking at Golf 118, Golf GTI and maybe Golf R if i can get for mid 50's (doubt it). Prob GTI though.

[cktsi]

I googled just then and lots of postings only 15 mins old have sprung up everywhere.

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/volkswagen-golf-r-2009-09-15

http://www.carsales.com.au/news/2009/small-passenger/volkswagen/golf/volkswagen-golf-r-busts-out-16668

http://www.worldcarfans.com/109091421719/vw-golf-r-uncovered-ahead-of-frankfurt-debut/lowphotos

VW Press release reprint?

http://www.germancarzone.com/golf-jetta-gti-rabbit-eos/30742-frankfurt-motor-show-2009-golf-r.html

I do like the alloys now that i've seen hi res close ups !

(edited)... the last link looks to be a press release from VW and they've stated 0-100 in 5.7 secs

[ox518]

I may trade in my 118tsi for this.........

[cktsi]

I may trade in my 118tsi for this.........

no kidding! Piano black gloss rear diffuser. ok... so the rear is at least differentiated from the rest of the Golf range . The only question left for me after the german car fans article is.... 'what does it sound like?' And I'm a HUGE fan of the R32's exhaust note

[mattyf83]

Anyone wanna guess how much

65 on the road? Will GPS, Sunroof be standard kit? Will Leather Seats be an option?

[MACCAA]

Anyone wanna guess how much

65 on the road? Will GPS, Sunroof be standard kit? Will Leather Seats be an option?

UK price is 28000 Pounds +
That's over 500 Pounds DEARER than an Audi S3.......
And no,that's not a misprint.
Good luck selling them at that price!

[limmy]

i'm gonna have some sweet dreams about this car tonight when i go to bed.

prices in GBP
focus RS 26395
audi S3 27480
golf R32 25570 (price at 2006)
golf R 28000

i'll take the golf R over the S3 and RS any day of the week. for the love of the brand...
plus really, when you look at the dollar terms/percentage difference between the golf R and R32, it's comparable pricing difference to stock mkv GTI and pirelli. you're paying a bit extra for a quicker, lighter car with a few extra features.

but you're right maccaa, think UK will find it tough selling them at that price...like all cars over GBP 25k.

mattyf83 - GPS, sunroof and leather will all be options. standard seats will be GTI spec seats in cloth trim (as per photos) but supposedly have alcantara bolsters.

[Lima]

Hi res pics available on AUSmotive.

Can't wait to see one of these in the metal.

[Giallorosso]

I think it looks awesome, especially from the front.