Volkswagen Golf R Cabriolet Previewed Ahead of Geneva Motor Show Debut – Video
While not the outright performance flagship of the Volkswagen Golf brand, the new Golf R Cabriolet is likely to be the most expensive.
Set to be the fastest open-top Golf ever, the R Cabrio is based off the regular Golf Cabrio but gains new bodywork, larger wheels and an up-rated 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder that will produce somewhere around 270 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque. Mated to a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission it should be able to hit 60 mph in around 6 seconds.
Interior upgrades will include fancy thickly-bolstered seats and a flat bottom steering wheel.
The Golf R Cabriolet will likely be the last current-generation Golf model to be announced, coming after the reveal of the seventh-generation 2014 Golf at the Paris Motor Show earlier this year.
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With AutoGuide from its launch, Colum previously acted as Editor-in-Chief of Modified Luxury & Exotics magazine where he became a certifiable car snob driving supercars like the Koenigsegg CCX and racing down the autobahn in anything over 500 hp. He has won numerous automotive journalism awards including the Best Video Journalism Award in 2014 and 2015 from the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC). Colum founded Geared Content Studios, VerticalScope's in-house branded content division and works to find ways to integrate brands organically into content.
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