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Murray Hubbard

Contributing Journalist

4 min read

This is serious stuff. As fast as a Holden Special Vehicles (HSV) Clubsport R8 which boasts a hot 6.2 litre V8. It is VW's quickest and safest Golf ever.

ENGINE / TRANSMISSION

At the heart of the straight-line performance is a 206 kW high-performance variant of the four-cylinder, 1984 cc engine that powers a host of VW and Audi cars and SUVs. The new Golf R arrives with more innovative technology, a higher level of equipment and major upgrading of the 162 kW engine that powers the Golf GTI.

Read the full Volkswagen Golf 2015 review.