Volkswagen Golf 2.0 TSI 320 R 4Motion 5dr DSG Review

Category: Family car

Section: Version review

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VW Golf front cornering
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  • VW Golf interior dashboard
  • VW Golf interior rear seats
  • VW Golf interior interior infotainment
  • VW Golf right tracking
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  • VW Golf headlights
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  • VW Golf interior dashboard
  • VW Golf interior driver display
  • VW Golf interior steering wheel detail
  • VW Golf interior detail
  • VW Golf boot open
  • VW Golf front cornering
  • VW Golf rear cornering
  • VW Golf interior dashboard
  • VW Golf interior rear seats
  • VW Golf interior interior infotainment
  • VW Golf right tracking
  • VW Golf front right tracking
  • VW Golf rear left tracking
  • VW Golf front right static
  • VW Golf rear right static
  • VW Golf headlights
  • VW Golf rear lights
  • VW Golf interior dashboard
  • VW Golf interior driver display
  • VW Golf interior steering wheel detail
  • VW Golf interior detail
  • VW Golf boot open
RRP £44,170What Car? Target Price£41,733
Fuel type:
petrol
Gearbox:
semi-auto
Doors:
5 doors

The Golf is a highly recommendable option in the family car class – thanks in part to its solid blend of ride and handling, and the frugality promised by its petrol engines – but there are cheaper rivals that are more spacious inside and better to drive, and premium rivals with better infotainment systems and higher-grade interiors.

There’s only one trim level for the Golf R and it gives you plenty of standard goodies, including adaptive cruise control, matrix LED headlights, three-zone climate control and wireless phone-charging. You'll have to pay extra if you want any colour other than white, though.

The Golf’s R 2.0-litre turbocharged engine packs 316bhp – more than the Audi S3 and BMW M135i can muster – and that power is transferred to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. In our tests, 0-60mph took just 4.3 seconds in the hatch and 4.4sec in the estate.


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Key information

Doors5
Seats5
0-62 MPH4.7 seconds
Fuel TypePetrol
GearboxSEMI-AUTO
MPGOfficial overall fuel economy figure

35.8

Boot CapacityHow much space is there?

341

litres

EmissionsOfficial emissions rating

178

g/km