- Doors and Seats
5 doors, 5 seats
- Engine
2.0T, 4 cyl.
- Engine Power
206kW, 380Nm
- Fuel
Petrol (98) 7.1L/100KM
- Manufacturer
4WD
- Transmission
Auto (DCT)
- Warranty
3 Yr, Unltd KMs
- Ancap Safety
NA
Volkswagen Golf R Review: 2014 DSG Auto
August 8, 2014
Vehicle Style: 5-door small performance hatch
Price: $54,490 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 206kW/380Nm 2.0 turbo petrol 4cyl | 6sp auto
Fuel Economy claimed: 7.1 l/100km | tested: 11.7 l/100km
OVERVIEW
$55k is a hefty stack of cash for a Volkswagen Golf, but the R version isn’t exactly your average grocery-fetching German hatchback.
With 206kW underfoot and AWD, the Golf R is the fastest production Golf ever - and with the departure of the WRX STI hatch, is now the fastest hot-hatch you can get for less than $55k.
It’s also vastly better than the previous Golf R, thanks to higher outputs, a better-tuned chassis and a greatly improved interior.
THE INTERIOR | RATING: 4/5
- Fabric/microfibre upholstery, manually-adjusted front seats
- Leather-upholstered steering wheel with silver contrast stitching and paddle shifters
- Blue instrumentation and cabin illumination - Golf R exclusive
- Standard equipment includes: Dual-zone climate control, trip computer, cruise control, dusk-sensing bi-xenon headlamps, rain-sensing wiper, keyless entry and ignition, front and rear parking sensors, reversing camera.
- Infotainment: 5.8-inch colour touchscreen with sat-nav, AM/FM tuner, CD player, SD/USB/Bluetooth audio inputs, Bluetooth telephony.
It’s dark in here, almost too dark. The splashes of grey Alcantara on the seats helps offset the overwhelming 'blackness' of the dash and gloss piano-black highlighting, but this is one very monochrome interior.
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