Volkswagen has lifted the wraps from its ‘halo’ Mk8 Golf: the four-wheel drive, 316bhp Golf R. It completes the current GT line-up, alongside the latest GTI, GTD and GTE models.

The 2.0-liter turbo-four, shared with the Golf R hot hatch, develops an identical 320 ps (315 hp / 235 kW) and 420 Nm (310 lb-ft) of torque.

10:46 am July 8, 2021 By Roland Hutchinson Volkswagen are launching a more practical version of their Golf R, the VW Golf R estate and the car comes with 320 PS (315 horsepower).

2022 VW Golf R Wagon Is A Forbidden Fruit For U.S. That Even Gets A Drift Mode The 2022 VW Golf R Wagon has the same punchy 2.0-liter turbo-four as the hatch by Brad Anderson July 6, 2021 at 21:05 ...

I had very few complaints about the 2021 Volkswagen Golf R in my first drive last week, but the execution of its fancy, new tech was the biggest one. There are ...

In terms of build dates, Volkswagen reports March 9th, 2021, to July 14th, 2022, for the R and February 10th, 2021, to July 20th, 2022, for the GTI.

Volkswagen has given us good reason to keep our expectations high for the new Golf R model. For one thing, it's the most powerful Golf ever made, with its EA888-series 2.0-liter engine now ...

As with the Golf R, VW's 2.0-liter turbo I4 (known internally as EA888 Evo 4) produces 300 horsepower at 5,350 rpm and 295 pound-feet of torque at 2,000 rpm -- gains of 32 hp and 37 lb.-ft. over ...

The modern R name and 2.0-liter turbo four/all-wheel drive layout dates back to 2009, when the Mk6 R replaced the V6-powered R32. But you can clearly see its origins in this 1989 Golf Rallye that ...

Mechanically speaking, the GTI is largely the same model as before, and it's now the entry-level Golf hatch in America, as VW yanked the workaday models from our shores. The R evolved more, its ...