APS, the UK branch of Swiss tuning company Sportec, have been analyzing the ECU on the Volkswagen Golf R and have managed to liberate an extra 33bhp. This gives the Golf R’s 2.0-litre turbocharged engine a grand total of 300bhp at 6,000rpm and 321lb.ft of torque at 2,750rpm (up 63lb.ft).This knocks the Golf R’s 0-62mph time down to 5.3 seconds...

The Volkswagen Golf R will soon be with us and Volkswagen are now taking orders for their latest super hatch.Prices start at £28,930 for the Golf R, which gets you the 3-door model with a six-speed manual gearbox. For an additional £1,305 you can add a six-speed DSG sequential transmission, an option that has proved to be very popular on the GTI. There is...

Here’s a chance to see the new Volkswagen Golf R in action on track alongside it’s cousin, the Scorocco R.I’m not entirely sure what VW are trying to tell us with all of the G-force nonsense. That the new ‘R’ range is so powerful that we need to be tested in a simulator before being allowed to drive one? I don’t think...

Say ‘hello’ to the Volkswagen Golf R – the fastest accelerating Golf to make it into mass production.Powered by a 267bhp version of the turbocharged 2.0-litre TSI engine and using an all-wheel drive system, the Golf R is capable of reaching 62mph in just 5.7 seconds with a manual transmission, while the 6-speed DSG transmission reduces that...