It’s fair to say that the pressure was on then to reinvent the Golf R in line with the Mk8 Golf, without messing too much with the proven recipe. The endeavor was it seems a little way short of ...

However, the VW Golf is not as forgiving of poor maintenance as some of its Japanese rivals. The Mk8 has several competitors including the Honda Civic Type R, Chevrolet Cobalt SS, BMW 128ti ...