Fans of German engineering and automotive thrills will be happy to know that the Golf R will be landing in Canada next year – and commanding less than $40,000.
Instead of using a six-cylinder engine typical for this kind of model, VW went the day of a 2.0-litre, turbo 4-pot quite similar to the one powering the Audi TTS.
Coupled with an all-wheel drive, it deploys 266 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque and propels the machine from 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds when equipped with the 6-speed manual transmission. With the DSG autobox, the 0-100 dash is a tad quicker at 5.5 seconds.
Top speed is electronically limited at 250 km/h.
According to the information we received, between 500 and 600 Golf Rs will be made available to Canadian consumers, likely all equipped with the manual transmission.
Deliveries will start in 2012 with an MSRP of $39,675.
Instead of using a six-cylinder engine typical for this kind of model, VW went the day of a 2.0-litre, turbo 4-pot quite similar to the one powering the Audi TTS.
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Coupled with an all-wheel drive, it deploys 266 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque and propels the machine from 0-100 km/h in 5.7 seconds when equipped with the 6-speed manual transmission. With the DSG autobox, the 0-100 dash is a tad quicker at 5.5 seconds.
Top speed is electronically limited at 250 km/h.
According to the information we received, between 500 and 600 Golf Rs will be made available to Canadian consumers, likely all equipped with the manual transmission.
Deliveries will start in 2012 with an MSRP of $39,675.