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Volkswagen celebrates the one presented in the summer of 2002 Golf R32. The Wolfsburg car, which was then equipped with a 177 kW (241 hp) 3,2-litre six-cylinder engine, was the most powerful production Golf of all and quickly became a bestseller. And since then, the letter "R" has been firmly anchored in the Volkswagen segment. And now the Golf R is about to celebrate its 20th birthday, and the Volkswagen with one Anniversary model celebrates. Curtain up for the Golf R “20 Years”. Compared to the current Golf R with a 235 kW (320 hp) turbo engine, the special model is even better 13 PS stronger. The now 245 kW (333 PS) powerful 2,0 liter four-cylinder turbo engine lets you hear as soon as you start that something is different here. The driver-selectable "emotion start“Enables an initial speed overshoot of up to 2500 rpm for a particularly present drive acoustics. And if you shift up manually in the gears S and S+, then the DSG delivers a noticeable shift every time you press the right rocker switch Feedback from the transmission and drive train.
VW Golf R "20 Years"
Furthermore, an optimized engine tuning makes spontaneous load change child's play. The turbocharger is "preloaded" and is thus constantly at speed when driving under partial load, in order to enable particularly rapid power development during subsequent acceleration. In addition, the open improves throttle the dynamics and performance in overrun phases. If you take your foot off the gas and accelerate again, a faster build-up of engine torque is guaranteed and the response of the engine is also significantly improved. VW is selling the Golf R “20 Years” as a limited-time special model until mid-2023, and the 20-year R that is known from the Golf 8 R is always included ex works "R-Performance" package. It includes, among other things R-Performance Torque Vectoring in connection with the Driving dynamics manager and the extra driving profiles "Special" and "Drift".
small details inside and out
Visually, the birthday Golf features exclusive design highlights such as those emphasized in the rear area Roof spoiler or 19-inch alloy wheels in the design "Estoril". And something has happened inside, too. the dashboard and the Door panels are with Inlays equipped in real carbon. That has never been the case in a Golf ex works. In addition, blue ones appear R logos a blue R logo can be seen on the multifunction sports steering wheel and also on the vehicle key cap. The Golf R “2022 Years” is scheduled to go on sale in some European and international markets as well as in North America as early as mid-20. If we get more information about the changes, there is of course an update for this report. You will be informed about this if you simply use our Feed subscribe to. Have fun watching the pictures and stay true to us!
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333 hp for the anniversary - the VW Golf R "20 Years" (2022)
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