This car has a 5 door hatchback type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to all four wheels.
The Volkswagen Golf R's engine is a turbocharged petrol, 2 litre, double overhead camshaft 4 cylinder with 4 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 292 bhp (296 PS/218 kW) of power at 5400 rpm, and maximum torque of 380 N·m (280 lb·ft/38.8 kgm) at 1800 rpm.
The engine transmits power to the wheels via a 6 speed manual transmission.
Its claimed kerb weight is 1497 kg.
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