Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

[tonymy01]

Just see the exhaust, it is just a pair of tips on the left, that was the giveaway it isn't a fully blown R (which is likely to have symmetric left/right tips) I noticed this when I visited this R-line site a couple of days ago after someone thought the R was snuck out..

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[DoggieHowser]

Why does it look like the R has dual LED DRL on each headlight in some shots? Isn't it just on the bixenon lamp?

[team_v]

Why does it look like the R has dual LED DRL on each headlight in some shots? Isn't it just on the bixenon lamp?

Just the Bi-X lamp i would guess.

[spikeyboy22]

The photo above is a tease of the ne R which will be released at Frankfurt next month, it is on car advice..

[DonJuan]

Maybe this will clear up that last picture...

Hmmm, not a fan of the way it looks so far...

http://www.autowereld.be/2013/08/20/vw-volkswagen-golf-r-2013-iaa-frankfurt/

I wonder if that is anything to go by?

[tonymy01]

re: Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

http://www.autowereld.be/2013/08/20/...iaa-frankfurt/

I wonder if that is anything to go by?

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[vinh]

http://www.autowereld.be/2013/08/20/vw-volkswagen-golf-r-2013-iaa-frankfurt/

Sorry if its been posted already...

[tonymy01]

Don't think it has. But those liquorice strips for tyres...here in Australia you may as well just drive on the rims, because one pot hole and the rim is stuffed anyway...ride will be seriously harsh. Is that a real image, looks real to me?
The car looks pretty good, but (as we knew a while ago anyway), shame it has lost the signature centre exhaust tips. Prefer two bigger tips out the middle than those shiny 4 ovals.




Challenge posting all that from phone..on second thoughts, the wheels look shopped....Is it fake?
Edit one million...ok, if I view the images full screen they look real, and nice style!, except that 20" rims are a bit Commodore wanker mod wannabe...(hehe, they are probably 19"....)
I see gutter rash in their future here

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[Ryan_R]

Darn I was just about to redeem myself by posting those two pics

Don't quote me on this, but my European source also said the following (will be differences for the Aussie version no doubt... detuning, etc):

Same EA888 engine as the S3 (300 hp, 380 Nm), however 0.1 secs faster in 0-100 kph acceleration than the Audi. They predict it will also be cheaper than the outgoing R

[LouLou]

re: Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

FUGLY wheels.. C'mon VW you can do better than that!

[DonJuan]

VW GOLF VII R 4MOTION | Autowereld

Sorry if its been posted already...

pmsl, 2 posts down... I dislike the look of it.

[tonymy01]

re: Mk7 Golf R Discussion Thread

pmsl, 2 posts down... I dislike the look of it.

But your original link was fugged with presumably ... in it, so his was the first you could click and see
I guess you edited your post now

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[vinh]

Mk7 Golf R Speculation Thread

I'm not digging the look either...

The front looks a bit bare now without those LEDs in the bumper.

[tonymy01]

But you have to admit the near Angel eyes wannabe look is pretty. Yeah, bumper seems to be missing something though as a result, missing the piano black deep/large grill sections too, they are more refined/elegant (given 90% of those side ones in the mk6 are blanked off, they aren't all that functional on our cars...Ok, passenger side one looks to be dsg cooler which I don't have anyway).

[Golf7]

Alright official details:

Under the bonnet there’s the same engine from the Audi S3: a 2.0-liter turbocharged gasoline engine developing 300PS (296hp) and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) of torque, available from 1,800 to 5,500 rpm.

Power is sent to all four wheels via a fifth-generation Haldex coupling with the 4Motion system paired to a manual six-speed transmission as standard (a 6-speed DSG will be optionally available). The Golf R also has four electronic differential locks (EDS) integrated in the ESC that act as transverse locks, while XDS+ electronic differentials are fitted to the front and rear axles.

A sport suspension setup reduces ground clearance by 20mm (0.78in) compared to the standard Golf and 5mm (0.2in) over the Golf GTI. No performance figures were released, but VW said the 2.0-liter engine offers an average fuel economy of 6.9 l/100 km (34 US mpg) when mated to the DSG gearbox – that’s 18 percent better than its predecessor.

The Golf R will premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show and will arrive in Europe in the fourth quarter of this year. Prices in Germany start from €38,325 ($51,325).

Pictures coming soon!