VW Golf R32: Full review at GermanCarFans

GermanCarFans has a full review of the new VW Golf R32.

By introducing the first Golf R32 based on the fourth generation of the best-seller, Volkswagen successfully met the demand for an exclusively equipped and high-power flagship Golf. The 177 kW / 241 hp sports car with its individual looks and standard four-wheel drive represented a venture into a new segment of high-power compact and midrange vehicles — a previously underdeveloped area. It did so impressively as the Golf R32 was an immediate market success.

• First-generation Golf R32 sparked off rush for powerful compacts in 2002


• Perfect synthesis of six cylinders, four-wheel drive and classless Golf superiority


• 3.2-litre displacement, 320 Newton metres and a powerful kick at low-rev ranges


• Six gears as standard; DSG is currently the most exciting automatic


• 4MOTION distributes the power to all four wheels via a Haldex coupling


• All three sporty Golf derivatives – GT, GTI and R32 – have their own individual body features


• Metal, leather and optional all-new sports bucket seats ideal for long-distance driving


• Equipment corresponding with luxury-class saloon; standard Bi-Xenon headlights


• Short but sweet, audio and navigation systems and a new generation of seats

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Source: GermanCarFans

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