The frantic dominance of SUVs globally hasn’t had Volkswagen reserving all the space for SUVs in its lineup. Models such as the Golf-R continue to spur frenzy and that’s why a new generation of the hot-hatch will be breaking cover on the 26th June. While we prognost it to feature certain obvious revisions, entailing a spruced-up and sharper design, here’s some more intel that we have discovered about this ferocious monster.
Aggressive Styling
The pedigree of Golf has always been characterized with sportiness in its mien. The new model spied in camouflage reveals sharp and slightly tweaked headlamps with a big cavity serving as air intakes to cool the engine.
The midriff remains identical to the outgoing model with a stately stance and compact wheel wells for better agility and poise around corners. The rear-end is hallmarked with a sporty spoiler for functional advantages while the car breaks speed barriers and achieve commendable lap times. Its tail lights are also expected to witness a substantial overhaul.
Interior Expectations
The Golf has always played it safe in the interior department sporting a simple design theme with everything where it is meant to be. However, we are expecting the new generation to disobey its precursors in this regard and invite owners to a cockpit that is replete with geometrical cues and futuristic elements, while also being driver-focussed.
As the Golf GTI received a comprehensive update to its infotainment system, it is likely that the Golf R will also feature it. This system might house in functions for climate control and AC modes, ambient lighting, acoustics, navigation, phone pairing and reverse parking camera. If VW responds to certain customer quibbles, the Golf R might eschew capacitive buttons on the steering wheel for physical switches so that the drivers wouldn’t have to spend greater time fiddling with the functions while their eyes are taken off the road.
Certain bits such as Alcantara for the seats, stitching lining the seat boundaries, option of bucket seats for control behind the wheel without any unnerving driver movement and loads of tech showing data such as top speed achieved, best lap times around a race track, instantaneous power and torque supply and geofencing would keep the driver more involved amidst the frisson of driving the car with utmost moxie.
Powertrain
The Golf R is contemplated to receive the same cardiovascular trickery as the current model, but with more blood. This translates into a turbocharged 2.0-litre inline-four engine expected to dish out slightly more than 315-hp and 433 Nm of torque, coming mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission. We expect the car to hit a ton from a zilch in just 4.5 seconds.
As with most performance-oriented cars coming from the stables of VW’s more upscale brands, the Golf R might feature packages that can be purchased for the car to attain its full top-speed potential on straight-line freeways without speed cameras and race circuits. For a dose of uniqueness, the brand can also include tuning packages serving as road-legal modifications to relish the car and avoid the disappointment of not offering a manual transmission altogether.
Verdict
With the Ford Focus ST, already having met the end of its life, the only potential rival to the VW Golf R would be the Renault Megane RS. Hence, the car should pack in as much technology, grunt and unique features as possible to not just tame the French flair, but keep itself relevant and the segment alive.
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