Volkswagen Golf R

Volkswagen Golf R News in Malaysia

  • Hang tight! CKD 2024 VW Golf R to begin deliveries in Malaysia soon, homologation issues cause of delay

    The wait for the locally-assembled (CKD) 2024 VW Golf R may not be for too long more as the company resolves technical issues with the government during the homologation process, says Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia Managing Director, Denyu Bostandzhiev. "We had certain issues with the government during homologation, technical stuff. Something to do with the axles' certifications, as the Golf R is 4x4 [all-wheel drive]. It'll be the first 4x4 Golf that is produced here," clarified Bostandzhie

    SanjaySanjay

    Mar 13, 2024

  • Debuting mid-year, this is your first peek at the 2024 VW Golf R facelift (Mk 8.5)

    This here is the world's first glimpse of the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R facelift (Mk 8.5) attacking the Austrian Ice Race in Zell Am See, to serve as an appetiser before its global debut in the middle of this year. "Unmistakeably R", as Volkswagen says, hence the updated Golf R was brought to show its all-wheel drive prowess by racing legends Hans-Joachim Stuck (3 times 24 Hours of Le Mans winner) and Johan Kristoffersson (6 times World Rallycross Champion) in the wintry town's fourth edition of it

    SanjaySanjay

    Jan 29, 2024

  • 2023 VW Golf R (Mk8) CKD previewed - Only Golf Rs assembled outside Germany, est RM 330k

    Confirming Wapcar’s earlier speculation, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has previewed the new locally-assembled (CKD) 2023 Volkswagen Golf R. Order books open today with an expected price range between RM 330,000 – RM 350,000, representing a huge reduction of circa RM 80k - RM 100k over the fully-imported model, previously listed at RM 431k, with additional equipment and features to boot too. Also read: The first CKD unit outside of Germany - 1 unit of Mk8 VW Golf R was produced in Pe

    ArvindArvind

    Aug 8, 2023

  • Sold out in 8 minutes: Limited edition VW Golf R 333

    Yes, you read that right, a mere eight minutes was all it took to sell out all available units of the limited-production VW Golf R 333. Sold exclusively in Germany, the VW Golf R 333 is billed as the ultimate version of the (Mk 8) VW Golf R, and the ‘333’ in its name signifies the total production run of just 333 units. Also read: Review: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) - It's quantifiably better, but also worse However, the Golf R 333 is more than some flashy paint and livery. For starters its 2.0

    ArvindArvind

    Jun 14, 2023

  • 2024 VW Golf Mk 8.5 facelift will be the last - to become EV-only model next

    VW has announced that it will not develop a new generation VW Golf with a combustion engine after the current Mk8 generation model reaches the end of its lifecycle. The current Golf Mk8 will receive an update next year, after which it will stay on sale until 2030. The VW Golf Mk8, itself a heavily updated Mk7 Golf, was first launched in October 2019. However it only went on sale in Malaysia in 2022. While the Golf as we know it will end by this decade, the Golf nameplate will live on as an EV-on

    HansHans

    Apr 6, 2023

  • This 20 kg EV motor produces as much power as VW Golf R, 300 PS

    British electrification specialist Equipmake has launched a 3D-printed electric motor that weighs just 20 kgs and produces approximately 300 PS, or about as much as the 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder found in the Volkswagen Golf R. Dubbed the Ampere-220 e-axle – this compact electric motor is one of the most advanced 3D-printed electric motors in the world with all power electronics, including the company’s own silicon carbide inverter, and an integrated transmission system in a compact un

    ArvindArvind

    Sep 9, 2022

  • Review: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) - It's quantifiably better, but also worse

    There’s a saying in the world of movies that goes something like, “Sequels aren’t as good as originals.” Some people call it the “Sequel Curse” and it’s a phrase I feel relevant to the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Mk8. The Volkswagen Golf Mk8 is, in my eyes, a sequel to the brilliant Golf Mk7, which was all-new from the ground up, spearheading the MQB platform that became the virtual spine for Volkswagen. The Mk8 builds upon that and sits on a revised version of the platform called MQB EVO. Also read:

    ShaunShaun

    Jul 16, 2022

  • New Mk8 2022 VW Golf R previewed for Malaysia, priced from RM 356k, RM 77k more than before

    Completing the holy trinity of the Volkswagen Golf line-up in Malaysia is the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R. Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has just previewed the hyper hatch for Malaysia, with prices starting from RM 356,412. That marks a massive RM 77k increase in price compared to the Mk7.5 Golf R, which retailed for RM 278,888 (without GST). Unlike the TSI and GTI siblings that are locally-assembled (CKD) in Pahang, the Mk8 Golf R is imported (CBU) from Germany. Powering the Mk8 Golf R i

    EricEric

    Feb 16, 2022

  • The latest all-new 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Mk8 – one year later and still not launched?

    The latest all-new 2021 Volkswagen Golf R Mk8 – one year later and still not launched? The most powerful Volkswagen Golf the world has ever seen was launched in late 2020, and the hype was real. Volkswagen’s latest all new Golf R Mk8 makes 320 PS and 420 Nm, and doubtless the pandemic delayed its arrival to our shores. At the moment, there is neither estimated time of arrival, nor projected price for the new Volkswagen Golf R, and god knows the superhatch’s fans are beside themselves with impati

    Lio NLio N

    Jan 27, 2022

  • Lightweight, 333 PS, AWD: This VW ID.X concept is proof that an EV Golf R will exist

    If you somehow thought that Volkswagen's pivot into the electric vehicle (EV) era will result in less performance vehicles, well, maybe it's time to rethink that: this is the Volkswagen ID.X concept, and it's every bit today's Golf R, albeit an electrified one. Sitting on VW's new all-electric modular platform - dubbed MEB - the ID.X shares a few components with the rest of the electric-only ID lineup. Chief among them is the 82 kWh battery pack from the ID.4, and electric motors that make a pea

    SanjaySanjay

    May 21, 2021

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