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The Golf R Performance (Teaser) is Back

Way back in March Volkswagen released a teaser for the updated Golf R with performance options and then quickly took it down. Now, though, it’s back with just as much performance-y goodness.

The new teaser subtly different than the last one, but mostly promises the same goodies for the Golf R with performance options.

With a 0-62 mph time of 4.6 seconds thanks to launch control, a top speed of 166 mph, and new drive modes that are accessible through a new, bigger infotainment screen and digital cockpit the performance options are making a strong case for themselves in the Mk7.5 (MkVIIS?) Golf R.

You don’t just get more go, though, you get more Gs, too. Face pulling G-forces should be easily attainable thanks to 17-inch brakes. Neck straining Gs, meanwhile, should be achieved thanks to improved downforce created by a spoiler and diffuser round the back. A version of the car spotted at the Geneva Motor Show, meanwhile, was wearing Pirelli Trofeo R tires should only make it easier for the Golf R to strain your muscles.

As with the previous version, this new teaser affirms that the Golf R will have adjustable shocks and steering and shows the car hunkering down and getting closer to the ground. It also shows a titanium exhaust system that we to know to be of Akrapovic-ian origin, but which for some reason isn’t mentioned this time around.

Although no power figures are mentioned in this teaser, the 0-60 is the same as the non-performance Golf R, so it seems unlikely that this version comes with more than the standard (for Europe) 310 hp. The Performance options, then, appear to be more focused on improving handling than on straight line speed.

So, really, not much has changed since the last teaser video, but the performance options are no less exciting than they were first teased in March. Unfortunately, we don’t know when the performance options will be available. All we know for now is that they’ll “be introduced at a later date.”

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