Volkswagen claims a manual - equipped
Golf R sprints to 100 km / h in 5.1 seconds, while a manual S3 does it in 5.2.
Not exact matches
From the
golf swing to the first 15 yards of a
sprint, explosiveness and acceleration
are traits that can
be perfected with proper training.
But I wore them for an entire day of running errands, then for the entire day at
Golfing for Veterans and then I wore them for an entire of traveling through airports (which included a lovely 10 - minute
sprint through O'hare)-- and they
were comfortable for every single day!
Brisk, but not
Golf R grade, as the 292 - hp all - wheel - drive hatch makes the
sprint to 60 mph in 5.1 seconds.
With a 0 to 60 mph
sprint time of around 12 seconds you can tell where its priorities lie, but it
's not meant to
be a competitor to the
Golf R. Rather, The C4 Cactus aims for the likes of the Mini Cooper Countryman and other small jacked - up hatches found in Europe in abundance.
As a result, the
Golf R Variant
sprints to 62 mph in 5.5 seconds and will carry over the styling from the
Golf R to the wagon body.
Mated to VW's six - speed dual - clutch gearbox and 4MOTION four - wheel drive system, the
R 400 Concept
sprints from 0 - 62 mph in 3.9 seconds — a full second quicker than the
Golf R. Top speed
is increased, albeit limited, to 174 mph.
The 0 - 62mph
sprint takes 7.4 seconds (0.9 slower than the
Golf GTI) and top speed
is 143mph, but perhaps more telling
is the 50mph to 75mph time of 7.5 seconds in fifth gear, which demonstrates its flexibility at motorway speeds.
The boost effect
is so strong that the drive unit would also perform well if used in professional touring car races: the
Golf GTE Sport
sprints to 50 km / h in 1.8 seconds, reaches 100 km / h in 4.3 seconds, and the maximum speed permitted in Austria, i.e. 130 km / h, in 6.5 seconds.
VW says the
Golf R Cabriolet - which stands as the fastest open top
Golf ever - can make the
sprint from 0 - 62 in less than six seconds.
This not only makes it far quicker than the standard
Golf GTI, but fast enough to keep pace with a Porsche 718 Boxster — the 0 - 62mph
sprint is dismissed in 5.1 seconds.
It handles the
sprint to 100 km / h in 4.9 seconds and attains a top speed of 250 km / h (governed)-- this
is the sharpest production
Golf ever and one of the most agile sports cars in its class.
Producing 265 PS, or just over 261 horsepower by our estimates, the
Golf GTI
is capable of making the
sprint from 0 to 62 mph in only 5.9 seconds.
The
Golf R hatchback
sprints from 0 to 100 km / h in 4.6 seconds.
The
Golf R takes everything good about the GTI and ramps it up, with 292 horsepower and 4motion all - wheel drive that allow the
R to
sprint to 60 mph in less than five seconds.
The
Golf R here has 266 hp and
sprints from 0 to 60mph (96km / h) in just 5.5 seconds, while the Cupra
R has some king of advantage, as
is 70 kg (154 lbs) lighter than the
Golf R. Watch the video below and find out which one
is quicker.
The third - generation Focus
RS sprints from 0 to 100 km / h (62 mph) in 4.7 seconds, which
is quicker by a few tenths of a second than main rivals Volkswagen
Golf R and Subaru WRX STI.
With this sophisticated powerplant, the
Golf R achieves the 0 — 60 mph
sprint in under five seconds.
ABT didn't specify how the extra power translates into the car
's performance, but it wouldn't
be presumptuous to think that the
Golf VII GTI Clubsport could
sprint from 0 to 60 mph in a little over four seconds to go with a top speed in that
's in the vicinity of 170 mph.
With 206kW of power and 350Nm of torque on tap from its
Golf R - derived 2.0 - litre turbo - petrol engine (all but matching the 220kW 3.6 - litre V6 in the heavier old
R36, which
was on sale for $ 66,990 until 2010), the top - shelf Passat sedan
is claimed to
sprint to 100km / h in 5.5 seconds, while the $ 2000 - pricier wagon
is two - tenths slower.