Built as a numbered run of 333 vehicles, the rarest and most powerful R model in the VW Golf Mk8 Golf line-up might sound worthy of not being modified - but where’s the fun in that? The post ...

As standard, the R will still do 250 km/h and despite the same torque output as the Golf 8 R, accelerate from 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds.

As such, the 8.5 R, which will again be offered as a five-door hatch and in Europe, as a Variant estate, will develop 10 kW more than the outgoing Golf 8 R, but expectedly, the same 420 Nm of torque.

The Golf 8 R will be available from local Volkswagen dealers from 25 April. It's been a while, but it's definitely been worth the wait. For those who have been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new ...

The Golf 8 R dashes from a standstill to 100 km/h in 4.8 seconds and will keep on going until 250km/h while shifting through a standard seven-speed DSG transmission that drives all four wheels.

It's been so long since the Golf 8 R launched in the country you might've forgotten what it packs under the bonnet. Like the GTI, the R is powered by the brand's popular 2.0-litre four-cylinder EA888 ...