2024 Volkswagen Golf R-Line Business Premium Visual Review - interior & exterior

2024 Volkswagen Golf R Starting at $ est HIGHS Mighty turbo-four power, highly entertaining to drive, hatchback practicality. LOWS Knob-less infotainment and HVAC controls annoy, expensive entry fee, drift mode should should be crazier. VERDICT The 315-hp Golf R offers a lot of bang, but not for the buck; it’s strayed from the Golf’s core tenet of affordability in the quest for exceptional performance. Overview Some cars do a great job of getting you to your destination, but only a great car will make you eager to leave as soon as you get there. That’s the Volkswagen Golf R for you. A 315-hp turbocharged inline-four engine deploys spectacular urgency to all four wheels. It makes just as much power and torque as the front-wheel-drive Honda Civic Type R, but it has a smoother and quieter maturity about it. That is, until you enable the rear-bias Drift mode. Even when driving normally, it’s easy to feel as connected to the Golf R