Golf R 3 door/5 door speculation/information thread

**HOTHATCH** · 03-06-2010, 10:56 AM

Originally Posted by parso_rex

Did you disable transport mode and light it up Dave

Surprisingly the one I drove wasn't in Transport Mode.

**xrayshaggy** · 07-06-2010, 05:32 PM

I got an email from my local VW dealer today. Apparently I should come in Thursday or Friday to have a look at the R.

**cktsi** · 07-06-2010, 07:41 PM

I thought the Golf R was supposed to have been released last Saturday & found it really odd that there's been no media coverage to date.

But then I saw this today coming across the tunnel !

**ConR** · 07-06-2010, 07:50 PM

it's probably just an R32 made to look like the new R =)

**MK06GT** · 07-06-2010, 07:59 PM

I saw a couple on a truck here in Canberra today.

**sharkablue** · 07-06-2010, 08:26 PM

Originally Posted by xrayshaggy

I got an email from my local VW dealer today. Apparently I should come in Thursday or Friday to have a look at the R.

I hope they release the pricing this week. If its priced well, im tempted to give up my GTI order for it.

**Corey_R** · 07-06-2010, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by cktsi

I thought the Golf R was supposed to have been released last Saturday & found it really odd that there's been no media coverage to date.

But then I saw this today coming across the tunnel !

I merged your thread in here, since there have already been 10+ people start threads like this...

Originally Posted by ktrianta

it's probably just an R32 made to look like the new R =)

It's definitely an R. They've been in the country for the past few months, as are all new cars before they're released. Volkswagen Group Australia have had a small fleet of them! lol

Originally Posted by sharkablue

I hope they release the pricing this week. If its priced well, im tempted to give up my GTI order for it.

Since it's publically released and on sale on Saturday, they'll HAVE to release the pricing this week!

**Allegiance** · 07-06-2010, 09:35 PM

Not sure if anyone has already posted this, but here are the new zealand specs/pricing:

http://www.volkswagen.co.nz/media/co....0002.File.pdf

**ConR** · 07-06-2010, 09:54 PM

Originally Posted by Allegiance

Not sure if anyone has already posted this, but here are the new zealand specs/pricing:

http://www.volkswagen.co.nz/media/co....0002.File.pdf

how is it that NZ gets it before Oz? Also to note that they haven't detuned the engine to the 188kW spec being released here....seems to be the full 199kW.

Damn kiwis!!!

**lincs** · 07-06-2010, 10:44 PM

Originally Posted by ktrianta

how is it that NZ gets it before Oz? Also to note that they haven't detuned the engine to the 188kW spec being released here....seems to be the full 199kW.

Damn kiwis!!!

yeh it's pretty hard to use the "hot climate" excuse over there.