Over time VW steadily improved the Mk4 GTI (though we had to wait ... despite a fairly chunky kerb weight (a Mk7 Golf R is 76kg lighter). We timed an R32 at 6.4 seconds to 60mph, and while the ...

Back in 1977 the original hot Golf, the much celebrated mk1 GTI, was armed with a measly 110bhp 1.6-litre motor and used ... It’s now the R32 that tops the range, and it has moved the game ...