2015 Volkswagen Golf R Review Lets Get Serious
2 liter DOHC I-4 turbo, variable intake and exhaust timing variable lift
exhaust valve (292 horsepower @ 5400 rpm, 280 pounds-feet of torque @ 1800 rpm)
6-speed DSG transmission Automatic
23 city / highway combined 30/26 (EPA Rating, MPG)
24 mpg on the 60/40 city / highway, 45 percent boot-full of gas everywhere (observed MPG)
tested options: Reflex Silver Metallic paint, inside Titan black leather; DSG 6-speed automatic
Base Price (Golf R) :.
$ 37,415 *
Price As Tested:
$ 37,415 *
* All prices include $ 820 destination fee.
Like walking on your parents on a Saturday night, well take a minute to get up to this comfortable.
Volkswagen is in a desperate situation; there is no other word for it. To abuse consumer trust and lying to the federal government, the German automaker will have to pay billions - and lose tens of billions more in repairs, purchases, payments tracking and expensive public mea culpa -. Before you can sniff the legitimacy
for lying and cheat ing their way through emission standards with their diesel cars, those who opted for a run in a metro area north of the line Mason Dixon in December for the past 10 years has a legitimate reproach against Volkswagen.
I will not bury the lede here is: 2015 Golf R is not the type of car that could forgive and forget any indiscretions, either. Its too hard, too narrow and too expensive to be suitable for mass consumption. It is not the car that VW can ride through the rough stuff, especially because he feels inside and he is riding in a shaker paint.
But each atomic cloud has a silver lining.
For all that we have heard and read about Volkswagen last week, the larger picture remains: 4 of 5 Volkswagen cars sold are diesels, and as the second largest automaker in world (for now), there are many cars that Volkswagen could talk.
and we talk about the Golf R, and talk we will.
Exterior
The seventh generation Golf will not sneak up on anyone, anymore. The compact exterior manages to give way to a spacious interior (they can not cheat that) and the Golf hatchback manages to be effective, as the minute and equally interesting rice.
The R in Golf R may stand for "Reserved" and it shows. The 18-inch wheels, position 0.8 inches lower and quadruple tailpipes are all that really gives away his brother GTI. Of course, this is quite a bit for Volkswagen, but if you look up spoilers WRX STI off the massive hood scoops and platform, you have the wrong car company partner.
Golf R incorporates a unique fascia, front and rear diffuser, black hull side mirrors and side skirts for the best contributions of the Golf R. There are U-shaped LED daytime running lights and the fantastic wheels are underestimated, but expressive. Catches of badging and larger are all very well and good, but what are the wheels that make the Golf R interesting.
It is possible to get the Golf R with 19-inch alloys, but it would not be smart for two reasons. First, the 18-inch rubber fill the wheel wells perfectly, and second, the 18 inchers still offer a tour of the shattering spine. Any thinner rubber and youd better have the chiropractor on speed-dial.
First, the Golf R is not a small car. The Golf R, on the basis of a seventh-generation Golf is incredibly big inside and spacious enough for four adults - I can not believe I just said that. Recently on a four-door Mini Cooper S, I can tell you that the Golf R feels like the Taj Mahal in relatively - even if its technology is somewhat Bombay. Its 35.6 inches rear legroom is more than Infiniti QX50 -. Even after the car stretched wheelbase 3.2 inches to 4 inches more legroom
22.8 cubes of the Golf R to the cargo area is huge considering several of its VW buddies platform lot less stuff in their trunks - ahem, Jetta
inside, black skins golf and blue accents are subtly different from the rest of the Volkswagen range. only the R gets the blue treatment - not plaid. The feeling inside the Golf R is more than a basic premium Golf, and somehow more aesthetic in a functional way an Audi TT or comparable S3. Both cars suffer from economies of scale, while the Golf R does not work necessarily its budget roots -. Rather it improves on them
Infotainment
That is, until you fumble with the infotainment system of the Golf R. Certainly it goes, and proprietary connector cable left for 2016 - eeek but it is not nice. Pairing a phone is fairly simple, but the display and connectivity features are sadly outdated.
Fortunately, you can do without the radio if you are ready to pipe in the (few manufactured) engine sounds of the Golf R. As the swell turns at 6,000 rpm, the interior is filled with raucous notes of the four occupied. It is not annoying, but the serious power of the car is also associated with serious call :. Pay attention
Powertrain
The only car all-wheel Golf, stuffed with a 2-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that inflates to 292 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque, is a feat of automotive engineering - with honesty. The specifications are impressive: nearly 300 horsepower, moved through a competent 6 dual-clutch automatic, planted around and results in a race to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds. (In 2015, the Golf R DSG is a matter of one. If you want to row your own, buy a 2016.)
The Golf R is involved in the rarefied air for lovers of tax income groups than from just over $ 35,000 - as the Subaru WRX STI and the Ford focus RS entrants - and can grow nearly $ 40,000 to the door in the top trim. Thats a lot of money to ask - especially given the Golf GTI is $ 10,000 less -. But loyalty and logic rarely intersect
For what its worth, Volkswagen does its best to streamline the purchase. Haldex drive package all-wheel drive Golf R is exclusive to this car alone. And the Golf R is almost an inch lower to maximize a lower center of gravity at full load cornering. And even th e most powerful GTI falls 72 horses short of psychotropic 292 ponies of the Golf R as its square cover. For many people, spending that much on a "small" car would be a heresy; for diehards VW Golfs have the pinnacle is an affirmation of faith.
The Golf R can be equipped with a Dynamic Chassis Control optional that adds electronically variable parameters at the four corners for additional traction. The entire system adds more than $ 2,500 to the bottom line and is mainly for warriors a track day only. It comes with rubber donuts above 19 inches that would be deadly on the regular floor.
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Actually, the Golf R is serious enough without DCC. Driving the Golf R is a difficult experience demanding. Overcome through the car to understeer in tight corners is a feat in itself, and VW engineers have made great strides to keep the frame consistent and neutral despite the planting of more than 60 percent of its weight on the front axle.
But the revelation found in the Golf R is one for the Golf GTI instead .. the power of the Golf R and climb steep underscore how the Golf GTI can be in normal circumstances. The Golf R comes the bit about the seriousness and the GTI feels just fun.
And "fun" at VW at this point is more annoying than to meet the mistress of your father for the first time. I hope it does not stay like that for a long time
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