Volkswagen Golf R32 (05-08) - Review

Review by Dan Harrison on 26 January 2006

Last Updated: 28 September 2009

If the thought of a GTI is just a little too everyday, then this could be the Golf for you. It does without the lurid colours and loud bodykits that you'll see elsewhere in the hot hatch world - the only visual difference between this range-topper and a standard Golf are a few subtle styling tweaks and a redesigned front end. What you do get is one of the fastest and most powerful Golfs ever produced with a 250bhp 3.2-litre V6 and four-wheel-drive for excellent grip in all conditions. It's the gentleman's, rather than the boy racer's, hot hatch.

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Equipment

Every Golf R32 comes with 4MOTION four-wheel-drive, ABS with brake assist, electronic stability programme, five-three-point seatbelts, five head restraints, driver and front passenger airbags, front and rear curtain airbags, side airbags, Isofix child seat mountings, remote central locking, an alarm and immobiliser, blue brake callipers, two-zone climate control, air conditioned glovebox, a CD stereo, automatic lights, all-round electric windows, electrically-heated and adjustable door mirrors, multifunction computer, auto-dimming rear mirror, split/folding rear seats, R32 instrument cluster with logo, leather steering wheel, aluminium gearknob and foot pedals, 'Monte Carlo' cloth upholstery, R32 styling pack (unique front and rear bumpers, aluminium-look front grill and diffuser), xenon headlamps, darkened rear light clusters, rear spoiler, twin exhaust pipes, 18-inch alloy wheels and sports suspension.

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