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2010 Volkswagen Golf R Details, Images, Video Revealed

PERHAPS ONE of the most hotly anticipated debuts this year, technical details and images for the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R were revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week.
Today, Volkswagen has released new promotional footage featuring the aggressively


PERHAPS ONE of the most hotly anticipated debuts this year, technical details and images for the 2010 Volkswagen Golf R were revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show last week.

Today, Volkswagen has released new promotional footage featuring the aggressively styled Golf R driving alongside its even more dramatic-looking sibling the Scirocco R.

Successor to the R32 - a line that started with the menacing Golf IV version and ended with the luxuriously appointed but enjoyable Golf V R32 - the Golf R represents a new approach to range-topping performance models at Volkswagen.

Power has been increased over the 184kW V6 that powered the R32; its turbocharged 2.0 litre four-cylinder petrol engine developing 199kW and 350Nm of torque.

With help from the fourth-generation Haldex all-wheel-drive system, Volkswagen says the Golf R will reach 100km/h in 5.7 seconds with the six-speed manual and 5.5 seconds when equipped with VW's DSG transmission.

Fuel consumption is rated at just 8.5 l/100km - a 2.2 l/100km improvement over the outgoing R32.

The Golf R's most obvious styling update comes in the form of a more aggressive bumper with daytime running lights, joined by 18-inch five-spoke alloy wheels and an 'R-emblazoned' piano black grille.

LED tail-lights, also updated from the Golf and GTI, sit above R32-inspired centre-mounted twin exhaust pipes protruding from the largely-unchanged rear bumper.

No pricing or launch details have been announced, but more information is expected over coming weeks.

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