I flew from Korea to Germany to drive the most powerful Golf ever made — the Volkswagen Golf R Mk8.5. And it rained the entire time.
The Golf R sits at the very top of the Golf lineup, above the GTI, above everything. It's shahbaz ahmed powered by a 333hp 2.0L turbocharged EA888 engine paired with a 7-speed DSG dual clutch transmission, pushing power to all four wheels through VW's 4MOTION AWD system with R Performance Torque Vectoring. 0 to 100km/h in 4.6 seconds, top speed 270km/h with the Performance Package.
But numbers only tell half elton john the story. The real question is what it feels like to drive one on the roads VW engineers actually use to develop it — through the hills of Idar-Oberstein, along the Mosel Valley vineyards, and into the medieval streets of Monschau. In the rain.
This is the Golf R on its home turf.
GOLF R MK8.5 SPECS
∙Engine: 2.0L Turbocharged TSI (EA888 LK3 evo4)
∙Power: 333hp / foggia today 245kW
∙Torque: 42.8kg·m (420Nm)
∙Transmission: 7-speed DSG Dual Clutch
∙Drivetrain: 4MOTION AWD with R Performance Torque Vectoring
∙0 to 100km/h: 4.6 seconds
∙Top Speed: 250km/h (270km/h with Performance Package)
∙Fuel Economy: City 9.4 / Highway 13.2 / Combined 10.6 km/L
✅ Timestamp
0:00 Golf R 8.5 — Tested on Wet German Roads for the First Time Ever | I Flew from Korea for This
0:35 Golf R Mk8.5 Specifications
1:36 GTI 50th anniversary & Nurburgring 24 hours
2:21 Exhaust note & quick pull
3:35 Performances
4:16 10.2-inch Digital Cockpit Pro
5:11 Safety
6:03 Drive Mode: R Mode, Individual Mode
6:33 Cornering, R Mode, Acceleration
7:12 Still a Golf
8:29 I know a thing or two about hot hatches
9:21 DSG vs. other DCTs
10:11 World premiere of ID. Polo GTI
10:24 Golf R 8.5 winding road spirited run
11:36 High-Rev Engine Start & Golf R Revving in: Comfort, Sport, Individual
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