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Volkswagen Golf R32



here's no stopping the VW Group. It has set new standards in the supercar class with the Bugatti Veyron, driven in issue 876, and now it's doing the same in the hot hatch market, raising the pace to once unimaginable levels.

Heavy hitters in the shape of the firm's own Golf GTI and Vauxhall's Astra VXR had seemingly pushed previously mild-mannered family cars to the limit. But now, the most potent of them all has arrived - the Golf R32.

With the benefit of four-wheel drive, the new range-topper has a V6 engine and serious performance courtesy of its 247bhp. Yet can it match the thrills of its front-drive GTI stablemate? While the previous-generation Golf R32 wore a muscular bodykit, its successor is less garish. A silver grille finish, unique 18-inch alloys and central exhausts set it apart from the GTI. However, designers have gone for a largely understated look.

Climb inside and the R32's sporting intentions are plain to see. Race-inspired, yet immensely supportive bucket seats are standard fit, along with plenty of aluminium trim and unique dials.

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Matthew1 - 9/30/2005 7:13:13 PM

+1 Boost

By build quality, we're talking panel gaps on the interior, quality of materials etc. Subaru might make mechanically sound cars, but their interiors are rubbish. Crap plastics, outdated designs, flimsy and not very classy inside and out.

The Legacy has more class than an Impreza, but the R32 has more class than either. The Japanese cannot trump the Europeans when it comes to class. They never have. It's not badge snobbery, its now they build and design their cars.

And the new Golf is probably more thoroughly engineered than the Legacy. Its a solid peice of kit.