333 PS
Golf R
Scroll to take it apart. Every component you see is doing a job the one beside it depends on.
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The hardware
What the badge is standing on
golf r/hardware
01 / 2.0 TSI EA888333 PS turbo four, revised head and stronger pistons over the GTI.
02 / 4MOTION torque vectoringSends drive to the outer rear wheel mid-corner, not just front to back.
03 / Seven speed DSGTwin clutch, and in Race it holds a gear to the limiter rather than shifting up.
01 / DCC adaptive chassisFifteen damper steps, from the softest Comfort setting to full Race.
02 / Special dampingThe Nurburgring setting. Softened against kerbs and compressions, everything else left sharp.
01 / 357 mm front discsBehind 19-inch Estoril wheels, gripped by blue callipers.
02 / Stability control, relaxedRace lets the car move a little before the electronics step in.
01 / 333 PS and 420 NmTorque held flat across most of the rev range.
02 / 4.6 s to 100 km/hTop speed limited to 270 km/h.
Engineered
Down to the last bolt
Take the body away and the R is a turbocharged EA888, a seven speed DSG and a rear axle that can send torque to the wheel that needs it. Every part is doing a job the one beside it depends on.
The numbers
Quick, and honest about it
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Turbo EA888
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0 - 100 km/h
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Top speed, limited
Under the bonnet
Two litres, working hard
A revised head, stronger pistons and a bigger turbo over the GTI take the same block to 333 PS and 420 Nm, held flat across most of the rev range.
The gallery
Taken apart, put back together
Driving modes
Four ways to set it up
Comfort
Dampers at their softest, steering weighted down, exhaust flaps shut. The setting that makes 333 PS a reasonable thing to own.
Born confident
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