New Volkswagen Golf R unleashed with drift mode

Torque-vectoring all-wheel drive system to bring VW’s hot hatch up to speed with other Euros

The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R has hit the slopes, debuting a new drift mode function that aligns the venerable hot hatch with the likes of the Ford Focus RS and Mercedes-AMG A 45 S.

US media sampled the fifth-generation Volkswagen Golf R in snowed-over Michigan this week, making use of a new twin-clutch 4MOTION system which usurps the predecessor Golf R’s Haldex clutch pack.

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