More power, precision, and refinement come to VW’s redesigned 315-hp hot hatchback.

UPDATE 8/9/21 : This piece has been updated to state that the R-Performance package will be standard on U.S.-bound Golf Rs after we received new information from Volkswagen.

The hot-hatch genre has, at times, made us feel very old. Our younger selves would have happily tolerated a bouncy ride, a laggy engine, or a raucous cabin if it kept the price low and the fun-to-drive quotient high, but our backs, our patience, and our eardrums aren’t as forgiving as they once were.
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