Besides, a Golf R with a manual ‘box would be a surprise move on VW’s part, as its predecessor was available solely with the DSG.

The 2015 Volkswagen Golf R provides fast, unflappable, and affordable performance on the track and in the hills.

The 2015 Volkswagen Golf R provides fast, unflappable, and affordable performance on the track and in the hills.

For four generations now Volkswagen has offered a high-performance Golf that is over and above the legendary GTI and so it is with this, the Golf R. Based on the current seventh-generation Golf ...

VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R REVIEW Displacement may be down, but the blistering new 2010 Golf R is - in every way - a much improved car over the Golf R32 it replaces. Power is up, torque is up and the R’s ...

Unlike standard DSG-equipped VWs you can even left-foot brake thanks to some additional electronic tweaking, the ability to trail the brakes into the corner while bringing the throttle in early to ...

The first R32 cost $63,000. It was followed by the R36 at $55,000. Now the new R arrives at sub-$50,000 for the three-door manual. Two more doors cost an extra $1500 and DSG an extra $2500. In another ...

Even before reaching peak torque, the Golf GTI makes 273 lb-ft (370 Nm) as low as 1,750 rpm, while the Golf R delivers 295 lb-ft (400 Nm) at only 2,000 rpm with DSG transmission.

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The power gap seems almost nothing, as the Golf R has a smaller engine with more power but less torque; it's the DSG gearbox that changes everything ...

The Golf R is all extremely impressive, but despite its all-round capability it lacks the fizzy, characterful personality of some rivals, most notably the third generation Ford Focus RS. Surefooted ...