Anyway, a recent interview with Top Gear magazine suggested VW officials believe buyers don't want the 400 horsepower Golf R, which was what they showed as a concept many years ago. Instead, they're after something that can be used every day, not a wild sports car killer such as the A45 from the AMG boys.
This information lines up with another story. Auto Bild's latest video report says that the Golf 8 R is meant to compete with the new A35, which produces 306 and 400 Nm of torque. VW will give its contender just a bit more power, 330 HP, which based on a recent drag race we've seen is worrying for Mercedes.
While the new Golf family hatch is scheduled to debut in November 2019, the Golf R will take a little longer to develop. The AWD hot hatch will come out at the end of 2020 and available to buy the following year.
Of course, a new GTI will slot somewhere between the two, with current information dictating that its base version will produce 245 HP while special version could go up to around 300.
Check out the video if you're wondering what the 2020/2021 Golf R will look like. It's a rendering that's based on the same spyshots we have, with the intakes and such coming from the T-Roc R that was revealed in Geneva.
