Golf R Spied ....

[AndyGTI]

So I took a quick scan of Autocar tonight and their comment was to paraphrase.

“The Golf R was to get unveiling at Goodwood but the event has been cancelled. So there will probably be a separate event later in the year for the reveal”

Well if that’s the case we have to wait longer. Let’s hope they are wrong and at the very least we see it before end of July.

[fredgroves]

You might get to see one in a studio shoot but you won't see one in a UK showroom until I'd guess maybe April 2021.

[spikeyboy22]

You might get to see one in a studio shoot but you won't see one in a UK showroom until I'd guess maybe April 2021.

At this point I would be very happy just to see one, in the studio, on the road, anywhere LOL

[Guzzle]

Audi S3 unveiled...

Posh Golf R?

https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/new-audi-s3-sportback-and-saloon-arrive-306bhp

[Exonian]

306 bhp confirmed as per the previous article and vid of the disguised one, not the 320 or 300 bhp the R has been touted at. Have ze Germans got some kind of pact?

[spikeyboy22]

What in hell have Volkswagen done with the paddle shifters and wheel designs.. .

What in hell have you done Volkswagen

[jv]

Those wheels are so bad. Beyond bad.

[AndyGTI]

Great undercover photos.... but not sure I like what I am seeing.

Seems to have been a good day for info on Performance VAG cars  (but not necessarily good news).

I looked down the photos and got to the black exterior shot and thought...  bit random putting photo of different model in collection and on those alloy wheels.  I had to look again and then went, Ohhh Golf R. 

I'm looking at those alloy wheels....do they have plastic black inserts (triangular bits near rim).  If they do, forget it, I hate plastic inserts on alloy wheels (Audi seem to do them and I am not a fan).

If this is the 18" standard, then I would be considering the 19" option. I think you are right, Spikeyboy, what is going on with VW wheel design.  In terms of gear shifters (think we were expecting that design after seeing Arteon and Tiguan Rs.

After the slagging off the steering wheel got from Autogefuhl in their GTI Review, I'd be interested to test it out myself.  (Addition of the R button on steering wheel is good though.

 

[king monkey]

1. Glad they seem to have added blue as the R signature colour. Looks like there might be a blue stripe like the GTIs red.
2. Those wheels are awful.
3. The car looks exceptionally bland
4. Where has the large rear spoiler gone from earlier?
5. The back end looks really odd with that diffuser.
6. The Mk8 really does need help from the wheels to look good.
7. I really like the steering wheel.

[SRGTD]

  Seems to confirm that the bulk of VW’s development budget went on the ID3 and there wasn’t anything left for the mk8 R .

Looking at those pictures, sad to say but I don’t think there’s any aspect of the mk8 R that from a visual perspective looks better than the mk7/mk7.5 R.