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    Volkswagen Golf R

    EPA MPG: 25 mpg
    CR's Take

    The Volkswagen Golf R popularized the hot-hatch genre of sporty, higher-performance versions of more-pedestrian models, starting with the transformation of the European Golf in the 1970s and the U.S.-market Rabbit in the early 1980s. Over the decades, the Golf R has taken the same core goodness of the GTI and dialed up the performance, capability, and features to the nth degree.

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    Reliability Details
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    2025 Sports Cars & Convertibles Reliability

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    Crash Tests

    IIHS Front Moderate Overlap
    Good
    IIHS Front Small Overlap, Driver
    Good
    IIHS Side Crash
    Good
    NHTSA Overall Crash
    NA
    NHTSA Overall Frontal-Crash
    NA
    NHTSA Overall Side-Crash
    NA
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    Owner Reports

    Owner Satisfaction Owner Satisfaction To learn about satisfaction, CR has collected survey data from our annual survey on more than half a million vehicles. Our subscribers provide great insights into their satisfaction by answering one simple question: If they had it to do all over again, would they definitely buy or lease the same model? In addition, respondents also rate their cars in six categories: driving experience, comfort, value, styling, audio, and climate systems. NA indicates that we did not receive a large enough sample size to provide data for a specific year. An X indicates that the vehicle was not manufactured for a specific year.
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    Driving Experience Driving Experience Includes acceleration and handling
    NA
    Comfort Comfort Includes seats, climate control, noise, and ride
    NA
    Value Value Did you get what you wanted relative to the price you paid?
    NA

    Volkswagen vs. Other New Car Brands

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    Crash Tests

    IIHS Front Moderate Overlap
    Good
    IIHS Front Small Overlap, Driver
    Good
    IIHS Side Crash
    Good
    NHTSA Overall Crash
    NA
    NHTSA Overall Frontal-Crash
    NA
    NHTSA Overall Side-Crash
    NA
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    Volkswagen vs. Other New Car Brands

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    Crash Tests

    IIHS Front Moderate Overlap
    Good
    IIHS Front Small Overlap, Driver
    Good
    IIHS Side Crash
    Good
    NHTSA Overall Crash
    NA
    NHTSA Overall Frontal-Crash
    NA
    NHTSA Overall Side-Crash
    NA
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    Volkswagen vs. Other New Car Brands

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    2025 Sports cars 4/5-seat Ratings

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    Features & Specs
    Body Style
      4-door hatchback
    Seating
    2 front, 3 rear
    Drive Wheels
    AWD
    Engines Available
    • 2-liter 4 turbo (328 hp)
    Transmissions Available
    • 7-speed sequential
    Warranty

    In most cases, automotive warranties are based on the vehicle identification number (VIN), and the warranty will be valid regardless of ownership. The dealership can tell you exactly how much warranty is left.

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