Report: Updated American Golf R Gains no Power

The facelifted 2018 American Golf R, unlike its European equivalent, will gain no power when it arrives. That means that it will only make 306 hp, instead of the mildly improved 310 hp.

That’s according to a new report from Car and Driver that states that it will be the 2018 Golf that receives the much hyped mid-cycle facelift, here in the Americas. And while the facelift will apply to the slightly modified looks and a new, bigger infotainment screen with a new UX (bigger icons, faster processing, etc), it won’t apply to the power.

The disappointing news comes with the slightly more encouraging news that the GTI will get a 10 hp bump. That means that all GTIs will now make 220 hp, not just those with the performance package.

The report also included further confirmation that the two-door Golf is dead now. That’s in an effort to reduce complexity on the line and save a bit of cash. In fact, the trend isn’t just an American one, according to Car and Driver, VW might not even make a two-door Mk8 Golf at all.

Even more encouragingly, the manual transmission is still safe. About half of American GTI buyers go for the manual option. We’re doing our part, how ‘bout you, rest of the world?

Furthermore, thanks to our European counterparts, performance models aren’t at risk either. That’s because the Nurburgring devouring GTI Clubsport S sold out “immediately.”

[source: Car and Driver]

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