Is Golf R faster than RS3?
The latest RS3 is more powerful, faster and much pricier than a Mk8. Golf R – is it worth the extra? The current, third-generation Golf R is objectively the best version yet but, right now, the sweet spot may well be the previous 2015-2019 model. Almost as powerful and loaded with tech and safety features, it has a decent reliability record and doesn’t have latest car’s the fiddly infotainment system.Big news for the hot hatch world — the 2027 Golf R is confirmed to be getting the same 5-cylinder engine straight out of the Audi RS3. VW finally giving the Golf R a proper engine upgrade like this could make it one of the best hatches we’ve ever seen.
Why is the Golf R so quick?
The Golf R is brutally fast due to its high-output engine, high-traction advanced AWD system, dynamic road-holding technologies, and sleek aerodynamic design, along with a well-geared manual transmission or lightning-quick DSG transmission. The Golf R specs derive from a 2. However, this isn’t just any engine: It’s the EA888 Evo4 engine.Well, both engines are capable of more power, but the Golf R is better prepared to deal with it from a reliability and potential standpoint. The GTI isn’t that far behind, though, and can, in theory, be retrofitted with the R’s improved parts that bolt on.Both have the same 2. EA888′ engine. The turbocharged petrol unit produces 333hp in latest models, for a 0-62mph time of 4. That makes the R the fastest Golf ever, although both are usurped by the 400hp Audi RS3 – which is nearly a second faster than the S3, but significantly more expensive.New Golf GTI Laps Nurburgring Faster Than Golf R 5 platform, it is powered by a more powerful version of VW’s 2. EA888 engine, now pumping out 321bhp and 310lb ft of torque.
Can you tune a Golf R?
At APR we can maximize your 2022+ Volkswagen Golf R and really let your engine breath. With a wide variety of Tuning/Software support, Engine Hardware, Brakes, Wheels and so much more, you’ll be ready. The Volkswagen Golf R 333 Edition will be coming out in a production batch of just 333 units, but if you haven’t bought yours, time’s up. Despite only offering design improvements over stock version, the limited series has been swept off the pre-order shelves in eight minutes, the company reports.