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VW Golf 8R ready to go end April 2023

April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Ray Stewart

At last, following many delays in the official launch, the new VW Golf 8R is ready for sale in South Africa at the end of April 2023. Production constraints and parts shortages have severely derailed the heavily anticipated launch plans, but buyers can now purchase from your local dealer from 25th April 2023. The most powerful production series Golf R hatch (and maybe even the last) develops 235kW of power and 400Nm of torque. First introduced to SA in 2007, the Golf R has sold 6 000 units and is considered…

Golf R gets a 15kw Boost, optional R Performance Titanium exhaust as well as R Performance brakes!

February 5, 2019 Car and Bike SA

In the four decades since first launching in South Africa, over 350 000 Golfs have been sold in the country. Since the launch of the seventh generation Golf model range in 2013 the Golf GTI, Golf GTD and Golf R models have made up more than 45% of all Golf sales in South Africa. Volkswagen is adding more power to the seventh generation Golf R performance derivative by increasing the power output to 228kW from 213kW – making it the most powerful Golf ever sold by Volkswagen South Africa. The seventh…