Volkswagen Golf R now available in Manual

Ashley Oldfield

1 Sep 2014

Volkswagen Golf R now available in Manual

The Volkswagen Golf R has up until recently only been available as a dual-clutch auto. The DSG variant will now be accompanied by a six-speed manual that will undercut the DSG by some margin.

The six-speed manual maintains the same power and torque figures, so that’s 206kW and 380Nm of torque. According to VW the manual can accelerate to 100kph in the same five seconds flat that the DSG is capable of. Top speed of 250kph still remains as does the low fuel economy claim of 6.9l/100km.

Golf R Manual Pricing

Prices are already listed on VW SA’s website so that would presume that it’s already available for order. A manual Golf R will set you back R485 400. The DSG version retails for R499 990.

Catch up on our video review of the Golf R here.

Ashley Oldfield

Ashley Oldfield

Ashley has been riding or driving some sort of motorised vehicle since his 4th birthday when he got a Yamaha PW50. Equipped with years of racing experience, Ashley took up journalism and became a writer for some of South Africa’s best motoring magazines and online publications. He is SA’s first (and only) GT Academy winner having raced professionally overseas. He now serves as the Content Manager at Cars.co.za, putting his wealth of racing and driving experience to good use.

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