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ficoJt to appreciate. Tlie GTI is a leader in the hot hatch market, but it a a little more restrained than the majority of its rivals. Volkswagen has created a fine-


h an d ^ g and devastatingly Quick car that is also refined and coi^ortable as an everyday drive.


It sounds superb, but the effortless ‘ pace and measured maturity of the


( jT l is not quite what a certain segment of the market is looking for. The majority of the cars we would


terco hot hatchbacks feel more aggres­ sive than the GTI, even if they are ulti­ mately less capable, while models like the Ford Pbcus RS and Subaru Impreza g-fi have demonstrated that there is a. market for real hardcore heavyweights. Tb® Coif R is the GTI let off the leash. Rather than a 3.2-litre V6 as


favoured by the R32, the Golf R uses an upgraded version of the Golf GTI's 2.0- litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine With 267 b,h.p., it still develops 20


b.b.P-TOore power than the old R32 and it is 35kg lifter. More grunt and less weight -will be


like juusic to the ears of performance car feus and the resulting 5.7 secs 0-60 m.p-k- time makes the Golf R the fastest accelerating Volkswagen yet. Select the DSG gearbox and that


sprint time is lowered to 5.5 secs, cour­ tesy of the twin-clutch unit's ultra-fast sear changes and the top speed is limit­ ed to 155 m.p.h. regardless of the trans­ mission that's installed. The job of deploying the power ema­


nating from the Golf R engine bay falls to Volkswagen's latest four-wheel-drive system. It is a hydraulic arrangement that can react to differing grip levels more swiftly than the system used on the old R32. If nec^sary, 100% of the available torque can be (hrected to the rear wheels to optimise forward progress, and there is a lot of torque to manage with the 350Nm maximum generated at just 2,500 r.pjn. The GTI's electro-mechanical steering system has also been sharpened up for use in the R niodel. Volkswagen is not known for its flam-


boyant styling, but to underline the potency of the (3olf R it has edged the ear in a more dramatic direction. The Quickest Golf features a deeper front bumper with enlarged air intakes, along with a revised rear bumper that incor­


porates centrally-mounted exhaust pipes and a gloss black diffuser. The


main front grill and the wing mirrors are also finished in black, while all R models get xenon headlamps, specially desired rear light clusters and LED running lights. Along the sides, sill extensions further


lower a car which already sits 25mm closer to the ground than a GTI thanks to its revised suspension. There are also 18in alloy wheels as standard, with the option of upgrading to a set of 19in items and peeping out between the spokes are the callipers and enlarged discs of an upgraded braking system. The R badge that crops up on the


grille is mirrored inside on a set of alu­ minium kick plates, but the cabin is dominated by the grey Alcantara and black cloth sports seats. There is more gloss black detailing and revised instru­ ments feature needles that illuminate in blue. In general, the classy feel of the Golf's interior continues to shine through. There is a choice of either three or


five-door bodystyles. In addition to the upgraded braking system, the Golf R featm-es its own ESP stability control sett ing which allow the safety net to


be disabled in two stages, giving the


driver greater freedom to approach the limits of grip. As well as enhancmg performance,


the Golf R 's use of a four-cylinder engine instead of a hefty V6 has the happy knock-on effect of . boosting fuel economy. The old R32 could eek out 26 m.p.g. if you were lucky and resisted the powerful urge to acquaint pedal with metal, but the official combined econo­ my for the Golf R is 33 m.p-g- Owners will still be hard-pushed to replicate that in real world driving, but it's a big improvement, conadering the R is more powerful too. CO2 emissions drop sub­ stantially from 257g/km in the R32 to 199g/km in the R. TiTie MKVI Golf GTI is a tough car


to improve upon, but there are those who like their hot hatchbacks a little less sedate. The Golf R shows Volkswa­ gen baring its teeth with more purpose, but sighs o f the marque's trademark reseiwe remain. It is a formidable package with the


power and the technology to give the quickest hatchbacks in the world a run for their money.


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