Volkswagen has been doing a
poor job at keeping the performance versions of the eighth-gen Golf under
wraps, but we cannot complain. After the leaked picture showing the back end of
the GTI, we now get another image that puts the spotlight on the Golf’s entire
performance lineup. Shared online by CocheSpias, the alleged road map reveals
the outputs of the new Golf GTI, GTI TCR, GTD, GTE and R.
These are measured in kW and
see the entry-level Golf GTI enjoying 180 of them or 241 HP. The more
performance-focused Golf GTI TCR has 296 HP, while the
diesel-powered GTD and plug-in hybrid GTE will supposedly arrive with 197 HP and 241 HP, respectively.
Sitting at the top of the
range is the all-wheel drive Golf R, which will boast 328 HP.
If the numbers are correct, that’s a 23 HP boost over the outgoing iteration,
which enjoys 400 Nm of torque, accelerates from rest to 0-100 km/h in 4.6 seconds and maxes out at 270 km/h with the
optional Performance Pack.
The power output is
nonetheless far from some initial estimates that expected the next-gen Golf R
to pack around 400 HP from Audi Sport’s 2.5-liter five-pot. Still, the
technological advancements will make the new model far quicker than its
predecessor.
The all-new Golf R could
premiere at the 2020 Goodwood Festival of Speed in July, while the Golf GTI is
believed to debut about a month from now, at the 2020 Geneva Motor Show.
