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9 Aug 2023

Unitronic Performance Downpipes for Audi 8Y S3 and Volkswagen MK8 Gti and Golf R Now Available

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="88549"] source: Unitronic Unitronic® is proud to release its Performance Downpipes for the MK8 GTI, Golf R and 8Y S3 equipped with the 2.0TSI EA888 EVO4 engines. These Performance Downpipes are a direct bolt-on upgrade, designed to optimally eliminate unwanted restrictions in the factory downpipes, reduce turbo lag and enhance the exhaust note, while utilizing GESi 5” 400cpsi ultra high output catalytic converters. GESi’s GEN2 ultra high out...

1 Mar 2023

Unitronic Cat-Back Exhaust System for MK8 Golf R and 8Y S3

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83793"] source: Unitronic Unitronic is proud to release its Cat-Back Exhaust System for the MK8 Golf R and 8Y S3 equipped with the 2.0 TSI EA888 EVO4 engine. This Valved Cat-Back Exhaust System features 3-inch T304 Stainless Steel mandrel bent tubing, high density, high temperature fiber glass packed muffler with acoustic design inspired by the OEM Audi Sports Exhaust for the 8V.2 RS3, your choice of polished oval, polished round or black PVD, ro...

20 Feb 2023

Video of the Week: Tuned Drag Race – BMW M240i vs VW Golf R vs Audi RS 3 vs AMG A45

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83420"] words: Bill, photo: carwow So this wouldn't normally be a fair drag race but there's nothing normal about this race. All the vehicles here have been modified; some more than others. Also, the most modified car here, the Volkswagen Golf R, is driven by...Ben Collins, formerly known as The Stig. How is that fair? The results may not be a surprise but how will the RS 3 do? Find out below. [embed]https://youtu.be/erQScFlNTi8[/embed]

13 Feb 2023

Unitronic Stage 2 Performance Software for 2.0TSI EA888 EVO4 Now Available

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="83044"] source: Unitronic Unitronic® Stage 2 Performance ECU Software is now available for the MK8 GTI®, MK8 Golf R® and 8Y S3® equipped with the 2.0TSI EVO4 engine. With testing and validations completed, power outputs on the MK8 Golf R and 8Y S3 are increased by up to +133HP / +121LB-FT with Unitronic Stage 2 93octane/98ron Performance Software for a maximum of 470HP / 431LB-FT*. Power outputs on the MK8 GTI are increased by ...

17 Jan 2023

Video of the Day: BMW M240i xDrive vs Ford Mustang California Special vs Volkwsagen Golf 8 R vs Audi RS 3 Drag Race

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="81965"] words: Bill, photo: Car Magazine There are so many titles we can think of for this video: V8 vs everyone, America vs Germany, Crowd Seeking Cruise Missile vs...well, you get it. I think the real title should be traction vs horsepower. Watch as this lone American (RWD) takes on the BMW M240i xDrive, VW Golf R, and our hero, the Audi RS 3 (all AWD). Who will win? Watch below. [embed]https://youtu.be/Wl5dRPjO9Yw[/embed]

17 Oct 2022

Spy Photo: Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years Anniversary Edition

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="77655"] Is Volkswagen working on yet another Golf R version ? We spotted this Golf R 20 Years Anniversary Edition testing at the Nürburgring with canards on each corner of the front bumper making us think the Volkswagen might be working on something more for the Golf R fans. But is it just some kind of track package that will be developed for the Golf R or are they working an even more powerful version? To be honest we have no clue what so ...

3 Dec 2021

Video of the Day: Audi RS 3 vs AMG A45 vs BMW M2 vs Porsche Cayman GTS vs Volkswagen Golf R

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="66579"] words: Bill, photo: carwow This is a fairly even matchup in today's drag race from carwow (with the exception of one). Four (AMG, VW), five (Audi), and six cylinders (BMW, Porsche) are represented as well as AWD (Audi, AMG, VW) and RWD (BMW, Porsche). Four of them are within 20hp of each other (RS 3 400hp, A45 420hp, M2 410, GTS 400) with the lonely Volkswagen Golf R down 100hp from the AMG. How does the RS 3 stack up against its co...

14 Sep 2021

Video of the Day: A Family Affair – Lamborghini Urus vs Porsche Cayman GT4 vs Audi TT RS vs Volkswagen Golf R

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="63927"] words: Bill, video: carwow The lyrics to Sly and The Family's Family Affair was going through my wind when I saw the lineup to this peculiar drag race: Lamborghini Urus, Porsche Cayman GT4, Audi TT RS, and Volkswagen Golf R. It is a family affair with all these brands under the Volkswagen tent and Mat brings them all together. An unusual lineup when you think of the V8 SUV, a 6 cylinder RWD sports car, a 5 cylinder AWD, and a 4 cylinder...

21 Jan 2021

Spy Photo: Volkswagen MK8 Golf R Wagon

[gallery link="none" columns="1" size="full" ids="57444"] For those who don't know, the Mk7 and MK7.5 Golf R sits on the MQB platform as does the Audi S3/RS 3. In the States though, we did not get the Golf R Wagon and it looks like we may never get it as Volkswagen of America has dropped the Golf SportWagen/Alltrack (and the base Golf) from its lineup. That's too bad because the Golf R wagon seen here is a good looking vehicle. Did I mention that the Golf R is also AWD? We spotted a prototype fo...

19 Mar 2019

Video of the Day: CarWow – AMG A35 v BMW M140i v Golf R v Audi S3 v Focus RS

words: Bill, video: carwow We haven't done a Video of the Day lately but we can always count on CarWow to provide us with a humorous one. This time they gathered a group of hot hatches to do battle: AMG A35 vs BMW M140i vs Golf R vs Audi S3 vs Focus RS. The hotties went through a drag race, a rolling race, and a brake test. Who came out on top? The AMG is an AWD 306hp 2.0T, the BMW a RWD 340hp inline 6, the Golf R AWD 310hp 2.0T, the S3 AWD 310hp 2.0T, and the Focus RS AWD with 35...

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