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olkswagen customers can again join the performance bandwagon, with the Golf R Wagon arriving to combine 235kW, 420Nm and a 4.9-second 0-100km/h engine with extra rear legroom, a power tailgate and a 611-litre boot. As the ‘Year of the R’ continues, this ultimate five-door sport complements the lauded Golf R hatch and Tiguan R, and the forthcoming T-Roc R and Touareg R. For this, the second generation Golf R Wagon, it is the first time both the overall length and wheelbase of the wagon exceeds that of the hatch – 4644mm length up 354mm, and 2681mm wheelbase up 50mm. The result is rear legroom expanding from 903mm in the hatch to 941mm, further complementing the luxury of Nappa leather upholstery, tri-zone climate control with rear touch controls and multiple rear storage solutions. Boot volume moves from 374 litres in the hatch to an unrivalled 611 litres – including a full metre of length between the tailgate and upright rear backrest. The difference is even more pronounced with the 60:40-split backrest folded, from 1230 litres in the hatch to a large car challenging 1642 litres – growing to a vast 1.845 metres between the tailgate and the backs of the front
Golf R Wagon arrives to combine 235kW, 420Nm and a 4.9-second 0-100km/h engine with extra rear legroom, a power tailgate and a 611-litre boot.
seats. The Golf R Wagon also uniquely includes chrome roof rails, an electrically operated tailgate with Easy Open and Easy Close functions and a luggage net partition able to be extended from the rear seat backrest to the roof lining. Yet even with this substantial increase in size, comfort and practicality, the Golf R Wagon retains and further extends the essen-
tial virtues of the hatch that have cemented its position as the clear leader among key competitors. This includes the 2.0-litre turbo four-cylinder, in the wagon delivering 235kW from 5200rpm until 6000rpm, 420Nm between 2000rpm and 5550rpm, and 0-100km/h in 4.9 seconds – just a tenth adrift of the 82kg-lighter, 1501kg hatch. Using the latest iteration of the 7 speed
Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG) and a petrol particular filter (PPF), the Golf R Wagon achieves just 7.4 litres per 100 kilometres on the combined-cycle with mandatory 98RON premium unleaded. The Golf R Wagon likewise retains 19-inch alloy wheels, progressive steering, the latest 4MOTION all-wheel drive with R-Performance Torque Vectoring and adaptive suspension: featuring Comfort, Sport, Race, Special and Drift modes. The ‘Special’ profile is tuned to suit the bumps, undulations and corners of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife by incorporating more compliant damping with maximum powertrain performance. The ‘Drift’ profile provides optimal driving dynamics away from public roads, distributing 100 per cent of the rear torque to one wheel. It defaults to ESC Sport while ESC Off can be individually selected. Brand Director of Volkswagen Passenger Vehicles, Michal Szaniecki, said the new Golf R Wagon “is the perfect complement to our winning and expanding R range of high-performance vehicles”. “From hatch to wagon and SUV, Volkswagen can now provide Australian customers with a high-performance model to suit their exact taste and needs,” he said. “The Golf R Wagon will be unchallenged in its segment and unequalled for its combination of performance and practicality.”
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