Is the VW Golf R available in the US?
After being on hiatus since the 2019 model year, the Golf R returns for 2022. Its resurrection follows the release of the eighth-generation Golf GTI. With VW planning to stop selling the regular Golf hatchback and station wagons here, that leaves the GTI and the R as the only versions America will get.
Is the Mk8 Golf R coming to the US?
Volkswagen has boosted the Golf R’s turbo by 27 horsepower, improved its 4Motion all-wheel-drive system, and filled its cabin with new displays. The Mk8 Golf R is expected to arrive in the U.S. late this year. Read on to learn more about the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R.
Is Golf R made in Germany?
The Golf R and e-Golf are the only Golf models available in North America that was produced in Germany. Other Golf models for the North American market are produced by Volkswagen de México in Puebla, Mexico.
Is a 2015 Golf R AWD?
Like the Golf GTI, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R is powered by the automaker’s turbocharged 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine codenamed EA888. After the gearbox, torque is split and shared between all four wheels via the automaker’s 4Motion all-wheel-drive system.
Why buy a 2015 Volkswagen Golf R?
High atop the Golf lineup, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R enjoys its position as the ultimate performer in the hot hatchback category. More capable than even the Volkswagen GTI, the R boasts a turbocharged 292-hp engine and all-wheel drive. With some of its traditional competitors now absent, there simply isn’t another hatchback to challenge it.
What kind of engine does a 2015 Volkswagen Golf have?
High atop the Golf lineup, the 2015 Volkswagen Golf R enjoys its position as the ultimate performer in the hot hatchback category. More capable than even the Volkswagen GTI, the R boasts a turbocharged 292-hp engine and all-wheel drive.
What does the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R have to offer?
The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R looks ready to overthrow the hottest hatchbacks that have been hogging headlines during its absence from our shores. Spawned from the improvements made to the upcoming Mk8 Golf GTI, the R-rated model has a more powerful 315-hp turbo-four and an all-wheel-drive system with a drift mode.
How many colors does the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R come in?
The 2019 Golf R is basically the same as last year. Volkswagen even adds a new special color program —called Spektrum—that unlocks 40 different exterior color options to paint your R. Most of these sweet paint choices were once worn by iconic VW models from history, in addition to the five standard colors.