2022 Volkswagen Golf R Wagon Debuts As All The Car You'll Ever Need

[kobayashiGT]

The best all-rounder from VW is back with more power than ever and a Drift mode.

Source: https://www.motor1.com/photo/5954040/volkswagen-golf-r-variant-2021/

Wagon, Combi, Variant, Estate – call it what you want, the long-roof Volkswagen Golf R lives to see a new generation to serve as a more sensible alternative to high-performance SUVs. It's not the only fast wagon in Wolfsburg's portfolio anymore as the attractive Arteon has spawned an estate version as well, complete with a spicy R derivative.

The new Golf R Variant takes everything you like about the hot hatch and adds heaps of practicality courtesy of a bigger cargo area and roof rails for even greater storage capabilities. Owners can store 611 liters (21.57 cubic feet) of luggage with the rear seats in place and 1,642 liters (58 cubic feet) after folding the bench.

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Practicality is amplified by bag hooks, lashing eyes, and a luggage net, on top of a 12 V connection and a 230-volt socket. To sweeten the deal, VW also throws in a handsfree tailgate and dedicated controls for electrically extending and retracting towing bracket. Being bigger than the Golf R Variant Mk7, the new-generation model also offers more rear legroom thanks to a stretched wheelbase.

Just about everything else has been carried over from the hatchback, including the turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine. The four-pot delivers an identical 315 horsepower (235 kilowatts) and 420 Newton-meters (310 pound-feet) of torque to create the beefiest VW wagon ever. Output is delivered to the torque-vectoring 4Motion all-wheel-drive system through a seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Because the wagon is a tad heavier than the five-door version, it needs 4.9 seconds to hit 62 mph (100 km/h) or an extra 0.2s over the hatch. Top speed stays the same, at 155 mph (250 km/h) for the standard version and 168 mph (270 km/h) if you go for the R Performance Package. The optional kit also replaces the standard 18-inch wheels with a 19-inch set and adds Special (Nürburgring mode) and Drift driving profiles.

As with the versions before it, the new Golf R Variant will mostly be a European affair. It's scheduled to go on sale from mid-August in Germany, UK, and Switzerland. Pricing details have not been disclosed, but it will likely cost a tad more than the Golf R hatchback available in its domestic market from €49,400. The wagon will cross the €50,000 threshold, making it the most expensive production Golf ever, but still significantly cheaper than the €61,980 Arteon Shooting Brake R.

[Jamesc]

Look so fast. Wagon some more.

If late for funeral 

can carry my MIL

in the back.

[DOBIEMKZ]

12 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

Look so fast. Wagon some more.

If late for funeral 

can carry my MIL

in the back.

Hmmmm.....can your MIL read English?
I pray that she doesn't and that she doesn't surf MCF.

[Jamesc]

27 minutes ago, DOBIEMKZ said:

Hmmmm.....can your MIL read English?
I pray that she doesn't and that she doesn't surf MCF.

My MIL is Japanese.

[DOBIEMKZ]

4 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

My MIL is Japanese.

Nowadays many Japanese can read simple English leh.
Better don't play play.

[DOBIEMKZ]

6 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

My MIL is Japanese.

Looks like she is enjoying herself in a japanese Onsen.

[Jamesc]

Just now, DOBIEMKZ said:

Looks like she is enjoying herself in a japanese Onsen.

She loves it there.

Together with her relatives.

[DOBIEMKZ]

8 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

She loves it there.

Together with her relatives.

You were photographing them ahh!!
And wah!!!! you see everything of anything!!!

[Jamesc]

1 hour ago, DOBIEMKZ said:

You were photographing them ahh!!
And wah!!!! you see everything of anything!!!

She ask me to take

You can even see her posing for me.

[Jamesc]

2 hours ago, Jamesc said:

My MIL is Japanese.

My MIL said she comes from a long line of Samurai.

I think I can see a bit of resemblance. 

Same nose, same red complexion and same same look.

 

[Brass]

9 hours ago, kobayashiGT said:

The best all-rounder from VW is back with more power than ever and a Drift mode.

Source: https://www.motor1.com/photo/5954040/volkswagen-golf-r-variant-2021/

Wagon, Combi, Variant, Estate – call it what you want, the long-roof Volkswagen Golf R lives to see a new generation to serve as a more sensible alternative to high-performance SUVs. It's not the only fast wagon in Wolfsburg's portfolio anymore as the attractive Arteon has spawned an estate version as well, complete with a spicy R derivative.

The new Golf R Variant takes everything you like about the hot hatch and adds heaps of practicality courtesy of a bigger cargo area and roof rails for even greater storage capabilities. Owners can store 611 liters (21.57 cubic feet) of luggage with the rear seats in place and 1,642 liters (58 cubic feet) after folding the bench.

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Practicality is amplified by bag hooks, lashing eyes, and a luggage net, on top of a 12 V connection and a 230-volt socket. To sweeten the deal, VW also throws in a handsfree tailgate and dedicated controls for electrically extending and retracting towing bracket. Being bigger than the Golf R Variant Mk7, the new-generation model also offers more rear legroom thanks to a stretched wheelbase.

Just about everything else has been carried over from the hatchback, including the turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engine. The four-pot delivers an identical 315 horsepower (235 kilowatts) and 420 Newton-meters (310 pound-feet) of torque to create the beefiest VW wagon ever. Output is delivered to the torque-vectoring 4Motion all-wheel-drive system through a seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission.

Because the wagon is a tad heavier than the five-door version, it needs 4.9 seconds to hit 62 mph (100 km/h) or an extra 0.2s over the hatch. Top speed stays the same, at 155 mph (250 km/h) for the standard version and 168 mph (270 km/h) if you go for the R Performance Package. The optional kit also replaces the standard 18-inch wheels with a 19-inch set and adds Special (Nürburgring mode) and Drift driving profiles.

As with the versions before it, the new Golf R Variant will mostly be a European affair. It's scheduled to go on sale from mid-August in Germany, UK, and Switzerland. Pricing details have not been disclosed, but it will likely cost a tad more than the Golf R hatchback available in its domestic market from €49,400. The wagon will cross the €50,000 threshold, making it the most expensive production Golf ever, but still significantly cheaper than the €61,980 Arteon Shooting Brake R.

Wait... so the golf R is going to be a few grands euro cheaper than the arteon R ...

Doesn't the arteon make more sense at expense of FC and handling for a more practical and sleek (the golf is meh imho) looking wagon?

Edited July 7, 2021 by Brass

[DOBIEMKZ]

8 hours ago, Jamesc said:

She ask me to take

You can even see her posing for me.

She has that killer look.

Her eyes are so piercing!

Looks that she can see through my...