No R (or GTD) for the immediate future, so who knows what they might do next
Read in a few places that both will be announced in December, which if true has you thinking why delay when the face lift is pretty well set on the interior and would likely be only different on exterior to demonstrate model differences (much as the GTD, GTI and R have subtle differences now)
So that says engines? Bi-Turbo? or maybe just moving away from diesel given its now the devil incarnate for N02 and the scandal. (The Audi diesels remained static on engine at 184 BHP)
They could easily have announced the extra 10 BHP for the R in similar fashion to S3, but maybe there is more of a hike there, 340 BHP? or maybe again its direction they not want to take anymore? and maybe that releases AWD to be used across the Golf range, again like Audi?
Lots of conjecture, some bit out there and unlikely, but strange not announced at same time if not just more of the same as to what announced and what Audi did with the A3