Volkswagen Golf R pics from Frankfurt motor show

posted: Wednesday 16 September 2009 by Alison in: Volkswagen Hatchbacks

Volkswagen Golf R

The Volkswagen Golf R pics from Frankfurt show its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show alongside other VW models such as the three-door Polo, L1 and E-Up! concepts and the Bluemotion line with the Polo, Golf and Passat.

The new Golf R is equipped with the 2.0-litre TFSI with 270 hp and all-wheel drive, making it a serious sports hatch competitor to the Audi S3 and anything else that gets in its way. This is one zippy little number with 350 Nm, that takes the R32 as its ancestor. It has an average consumption of 8.5 litres per 100 km, which is a good two litres less than the old V6 of the R32. Top speed is 250 km/hr and it reaches 100 km/hr in 5.7 seconds, or 5.5 with the DSG transmission.

The Scirocco R was also at the Volkswagen Frankfurt stand after its official presentation at the Nurburgring 24 hours. It has rear wheel drive with XDS electronic differential and is equipped with the 2.0-litre TFSI at 265 hp and 350 Nm of torque.