NEW Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years review: the most powerful Golf in history
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2024
- The Golf R 20 Years is the most powerful road-going Golf ever, and we've driven it.
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Since the Mk4 Golf R32 launched 20 years ago, Volkswagen’s string of devastatingly quick, four-wheel drive hot hatchbacks have set the tone for extracting sports car-baiting performance from humble beginnings. And now, to commemorate the first Golf to wear the R badge two decades ago, Volkswagen has built the Golf R 20 Years. Taking the Mk8 Golf R as a base, the 20 Years aims to inject more character into the package, potentially unlocking an extra sparkle to fight the world’s best hot hatchbacks. And there are many contenders on that list, with a new Honda Civic Type R about to join the fray too.
The chassis of the 20 Years is also familiar, with the same suspension hardware and calibration as the base R. The standard-fit four-wheel drive system remains, featuring a torque vectoring rear differential, which can apportion up to 100 per cent of torque sent to the rear axle to either rear wheel. It’s a key player in the R’s dynamic tool box, and as with R-Performance Pack models, a Drift mode is available to make full use of it.
The major changes relate to the powertrain. For the 20 Years edition, VW has squeezed 328bhp from the car’s 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder motor, making it the most powerful production Golf ever built. Peak torque is unchanged at 420Nm, but the power uplift trims the 0-62mph sprint to 4.6 seconds, and it’ll run on to a top speed of 168mph. Yousuf Ashraf finds out what it's like from behind the wheel.
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Finally a review about how the car drives not complaining about infotainment.....
As a former Mk7 Golf GTI owner, this Mk8 is starting to warm up to me. I like the design and think this may be my next car....
If I drove more, I’d do the 20th white with blue wheels 🥰
Instead I just got the base trim GTI, which I love a lot.
Make sure the electrics and buttons are to your liking. Especially the touch screen.
Was waiting for a review of this… finally… thanks guys
Could of given it 350hp st least! Or called it the RR+ with 400hp to rival the RS3 & A45 AMG?
If ABT could do it with the Leon Cupra R ST you would expect VW to let ABT loose on the R too.
VW usually lie about the power figure. The normal Mk8 R has about 30 hp more than the claimed figure according to dyno tests.
I keep my 7.5 till I really have to get into new mk8 😳
I have a golf R mk8 manual. It’s much better than the 7.5.
Just missing the Adidas Tracksuit and BO55 number plate.
I enjoyed watching the Video Review. Probably the best ever Golf Hot Hatch 😊
Image is very badly tarnished my the 'Bruv Brigade'.
I find it funny that he tried to give a bigger thumbs up for the MK7R model saying it has more composure in the chassis, but then basically contradicts himself by saying the MK8R is more precise and capable but not as entertaining. So, basically, the MK8R is better performing. Also, whatever comes next, most likely won't be as explosive but instead will be electrified.
£48k for a Golf?! Ouch.
It is not a normal golf. A standard costs £25000.
@@bighands69 it is still a white goods Golf.
Way overpriced for nothing. The fact that even the exhaust is an option extra is insulting at that price
Did he just say £48k for a Golf?
I’d rather buy an older GTI Clubsport S for about £30K
Golf GTI is a lesser car but that is what you are paying for. The new R is for a more premium buyer that wants a few extra points of driving performance. The £48000 may not be worth it to you and me but to somebody else it may be perfect.
If you want a step up from that you are really looking at something like an M4 or Porsche.
20 also could stand for overpriced by 20K.
Not really lol.
Still with the truly awful climate sliders and terrible technology, mine turns off at least once a day, or just freezes ...oh how I miss my 7.5 interior 😢
7.5 was the best golf generation. The mk8 been out a while now I thought they would have sorted the issue by now
Got rid of mine because of that
The interior is a misstep. Wanted to buy one but the lack of a proper HVAC unit is keeping me away. I would rather drive a lesser performing car and not be frustrated by this glaring design flaw.
I have one, and like many, zero problem (owner perspective here, not one day tester). It’s simply the most potent hot hatch out there for the price. I wonder if those are genuine comments or just 7.5 nostalgic fanboys 😂
@@geronimooo260 check my channel there an exhaust note vid of my car
Hope they’ve fixed all the infotainment glitches … finally
Do you know when they go on sale?
Is this different than golf R (2023)
Wish it was a manual. I love these cars.
Only for US
props to the camera man who is faster than the car
Nice video, but how much power does it make?
330 cavalos
No manual gearbox shoddy build quality vw used to be great in engineering and build quality not any more buy Japanese or Korean better build quality and superb warranty
Were you one of those people that bought a manual Golf R when it was offered in the previous generation? Because it was taken off sale due to poor sales because none of these “NeEdS tO bE a MaNuAl” people bought them when it was actually offered to them.
@@MrVroom1 I would never buy a german car there totally crap
@@Kevin-si1es well there we go then. Why cry about this one not being a manual when you don’t even like German cars anyway? 🤦🏽♂️
No because Japanese or Korean cars are more reliable and I have been a car mechanic for over 35 years
@Kevin Yeah sure.......
You could have a mk7 R and a R32 for that price. Still like it though
Is this an attempt to swipe at the new type R... cause that wl still spank this on track
Not without cup 2 tires.
@Spiritcr1jsher still front wheel drive vs awd 🙏
also fast shifting auto gearbox vs manual transmission
@Moonlight a mustang mach 1 was able to beat an M4 competition and an M5 at mazda speedway even though it had a manual, rwd and was much slower in a straight line thanks to sport cup 2 Michelin tires.
@@Moonlight-hq3gi on track that does not matter... once you get moving it's done... straight line yes only from a dig... the Japanese Type R makes 350hp! Let that sink in... STOCK
Should have given it a new front end instead and sort out the user interface issues
The front end still looks better than the mess that bmw are churning out lately
Agree. That front on the Golf Meeh.
Nearly RS3 money…. Not that you can get one easily in these odd times….
How is it the last of a breed?
If your going to drop 48k rather buy a year old bmw m340i x drive 374bhp it’s just another level
m340i is not a hot hatch and should not be compared on any level. The Golf R is a track level car and a road car as well.
The new Golf R is not a normal car and is the top level golf performance car.
@@bighands69 touring has similar practicality, it’s another level u can compare it to the 140 and 135 if u prefer
This special edition Golf R looks amazing 😃, but that price though 😲
I finally found the best way to describe why this car and no audi rs needs maximum summer performance tires and low profiles.
The reason is that they are too good at handling and sticking to the asphalt, so by changing the tires to all season continental ExtremeContact Sport and as fat as there is room the fenders like 255 45 19 size 😀 it would drive better in dry season like BMW
Haha, they really are not that good - other manufacturers make cars that are front wheel drive only and can corner faster
@@ericedge2929 cornering faster and daily driving are 2 different eras
Whatever comes next will be even more... electric... 😢
Buy used & tune yourself. It'll be cheaper & faster. Also buy a rear diff
OMG how much, I understand its a fine car but under the current economic situation we all find ourselves in who would spend almost 50k on a VW and a Golf at that 😲
People with more money than the average joe. These limited run special editions are generally meant for collectors, and a select few that are capable enough to track them.
GR Yaris otherwise EV 6 GT or the upcoming Ioniq 5 N
GR Yaris is a different type of car and is smaller as well. In the US and other countries they have a GR Corolla which would probably be more expensive than the new Golf R if it was sold in the UK.
Sad you're not driving the manual transmission. That's the whole point of the R.
no manual option outside US afaik
We get them in Canada 😉
Good car but not for 50k. Mk7 Golf R or an 8V Audi S3 with a Stage 1 tune will get you 365hp for about half the money.
they should have given it a vr6....
Where can you legally use this performance? Out of touch with todays motoring needs.
As he points out it is not all about high speed but handling and engine responses.
In modern cars there is too much of an obsession with spec sheet performance such as 0-60 times and pure horsepower numbers.
300 horsepower is high but it is not ridiculous like the 600 horsepower figures on certain cars today. I had a Ford Escort Cosworth that was 230 horsepower at the time which was considered high for a 2 litre engine but to be honest it was not ridiculous. What really counts is would be the feel of the car and how it is engineered.
Local race tracks that have public track days lol. They exist all across the western world 😂
NEW Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years review: the most powerful Golf in history!
Golf GTI W12..."hold my beer".
What a silly price point
For the price it stick looks very bland
VAQ ediff I presume that's in the fwd GTI and Octavia vRS 245
The vaq diff is the one golf gti performance and tcr same as the mk8 gti Club sport the front diff is similar to the rear one and haldex made. I have a vrs245 and it turns in very well and also helps steer through the corner so it’s takes steering inputs and using the power to turn
Rear diff on 8 R works miracles.
Those blue finished wheels are 🤮
£48000 ouch.
Those new ea888 can push 400bhp with intercooler & remap…. Oh cracked windshield on press car?
Rotate 🥴🥴🥴 alright then.
Apart from the r400 that was never released
And the oettinger r500 that was only never released or super limited if it was
A pointless car, just get the normal golf r
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vw is ssshh...
1:53 Careful Now!
2:02 Tell that to Mercedes haha.
For 48 k you have blue… whaaaaat?