What if the German sports car, once known for its rather strict demeanor, had become the funniest high-performance compact?
Like the Audi S3, the Volkswagen Golf R previously featured Haldex-type all-wheel drive. An efficient transmission to pass the power to the ground, but not to provide the greatest possible driving pleasure: with this system, it is impossible, for example, to put the car in glide.
Watch the video of the Golf R
But things are changing. The very new generation of the Golf R has indeed a much more advanced transmission: its rear axle has a torque vectoring function and can receive its power in much more generous proportions than a conventional Haldex system.
Finally fun?
As a result, the Golf R has become a particularly fun machine to ride. As you can see in the video below, it can slide in Drift mode like a Mercedes-AMG A45 S.
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