Volkswagen took us unexpectedly final week when it unveiled the Golf R 333 in Germany with an astronomical price ticket of €76,410. The asking worth was a little bit of a shocker while you consider the 20 Years Version – basically the identical automotive launched in 2022 – was obtainable for €59,995. Regardless of being by far the costliest Golf ever, the limited-run particular version was offered out in simply eight minutes.
The disclosure was made on LinkedIn by Stefan Voswinkel, Head of Product Communications at VW. Paying that sort of cash for a Golf goes to indicate make/mannequin loyalty trumps nearly every little thing else as individuals are inclined to now not examine technical specs. For that sort of cash, a buyer from Germany may’ve purchased an Audi RS3 in Sportback guise. There are 158 new vehicles listed on Audi’s web site and the most cost effective retails for €66,111, thus making it about €10,000 extra inexpensive than the Golf R 333. Alternatively, a Porsche 718 Cayman S could be had for nearly the identical cash because the VW.
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A Germany-only model, the particular sizzling hatch has its turbocharged 2.0-liter engine dialed to 328 horsepower (245 kilowatts) and 309 pound-feet (420 Newton-meters) of torque. Since we talked about the RS3, legend has it VW wished to make use of Audi’s inline-five for an final Golf R however the peeps from Wolfsburg have been turned down by the 4 Rings. Just a few years in the past, VW toyed round with the thought of an R400 (and even an R420) however then Dieselgate occurred and the challenge was aborted.
With more and more stringent emissions laws, we would not maintain our breath for a extra highly effective Golf R, at the very least not within the European Union. The R 333 was offered solely in Germany as a follow-up to the 2022 Golf R 20 Years Version. VW provided it strictly as a five-door hatchback however you may get the common Golf R as a wagon as effectively within the EU and some different markets.
