This 12 months marks the twentieth anniversary of the Volkswagen Golf R, and to have fun the event, the carmaker has unveiled a particular-version mannequin aptly known as the Golf R “20 Years.” Based on the most recent Mk8 Golf R, the brand new providing will solely be produced for roughly one 12 months and is priced from 59,995 euros (RM282,935) in Germany.
That’s an additional 8,160 euros (RM38,499) over a (*20*), however you do get fairly a little bit of package for the cash. For starters, the R Performance bundle is included with the 20 Years version, which provides a roof spoiler, R-Performance Torque Vectoring and two extra drive modes (Special and Drift).
More importantly, the EA888 2.0 litre turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine has been enhanced to now ship 333 PS (328 hp) as a substitute of the usual mannequin’s 320 PS (315 hp) – torque stays unchanged at 420 Nm. With these figures, you’re wanting on the most powerful production Golf ever, which takes simply 4.6 seconds to get from 0-100 km/h – a tenth of a second quicker than normal – and can hit a high velocity of 270 km/h.
Volkswagen additionally launched new technical options to reinforce the driving expertise, beginning with an Emotion Start perform that revs the engine as much as 2,500 rpm on begin-as much as “heighten the anticipation of a typical R driving experience.”
Other engine tweaks embrace preloading the turbocharger to maintain it at a continuing velocity on half throttle, whereas the throttle valve is left open in overrun phases to permit for quicker torque construct-up of and noticeably improves the engine’s responsiveness.
Additionally, the seven-velocity DSG twin-clutch automated transmission, which is linked to the 4Motion all-wheel drive system, will get revised mapping to supply extra vigorous shift motion when driving in S or S+ mode.
To be sure that the 20 Years version isn’t confused with every other Golf R, it comes with “20 R” puddle lights, a “20” badge on the B-pillar and blue R logos. Customers even have the choice to have the wheels or facet mirror caps completed in blue – i.e., blue wheels are paired with black facet mirror caps and vice versa.
As for the inside, the 20 Years version is the primary production Volkswagen to have a dashboard and door panels trimmed in carbon-fibre. Elsewhere, the steering wheel and Nappa leather-based sport seats additionally get a blue R logos.
The Golf R story first started in 2002 when the Mk4 Golf R32 made its debut, which was the most powerful Golf on the time with a 3.2 litre naturally-aspirated VR6 engine making 241 PS (237 hp) and 320 Nm. Over the following 20 years, Volkswagen launched the Mk5 Golf R32, the Mk6 Golf R, the Mk7 Golf R and the present Mk8 Golf R, which was launched in Malaysia in February this year.
