Across the Group, there is an Octavia vRS, a Cupra Leon and this Golf R, all offered in estate form. For all the missteps ...

We also have to remember that the Mk8 Golf GTI Clubsport produces max torque over 3,200 revolutions per minute (2,000 to 5,200 rpm) as opposed to 2,990 revolutions per minute (1,600 to 4,590 rpm ...

The Golf R takes it a step further with the Euro Style Package, which gives you lighter 19-inch wheels, gets rid of the sunroof, adds a sportier Akrapovič exhaust and throws in diamond-pattern ...

To keep itself clear of its Golf GTI Clubsport stablemate, the Golf R remains the only model to utilise all-wheel drive. On top of this, the Mk8 also brought with it a torque-vectoring rear ...

Mk8 GTIs will come with both with a six-speed manual gearbox as standard and a new 'shift-by-wire' seven-speed DSG as an option, but the R will be auto only due to low demand for three-pedal variants.

It will continue to have the recipe that Volkswagen has used for the ongoing Golf R, which involves an all-wheel-drive system with tweaks, and a powerful four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine.

Electrification is another thing the next Golf R will do without. In a previous interview, the VW R boss confirmed that the output will be around 300 hp, as bringing it to 400 hp will make it too ...

The Volkswagen Golf R sits above the front-wheel-drive Volkswagen Golf GTI (261bhp) and its hardcore Golf GTI Clubsport (296bhp) offshoot, offering more power (328bhp) courtesy of a more highly ...