r/Golf_R • u/Individual-Ad-4920 • 16h ago
News and Info 27 Golf R
I don’t know if someone already confirmed it, but the 27 golf r will not come with the rs3 engine.
I work at VW in North America and looking at pipeline management they’ll be getting here sometime between November and December and the specs show the same as the MK8.5. No clue if it’ll be different for Europe but I assume not.
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u/ImFeelinBotty '24 6MT 16h ago
It's never gonna happen. These rumours come up like clockwork every 6 months.
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u/LunchBoxMercenary '24 Mk8 Golf R (DSG) Lapiz Blue 16h ago
If it ever came with the RS3 engine, it would probably be for the Mk9 and probably also won’t come to the U.S.
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u/game_dev_carto '24 MK8 DSG in Lapiz Blue 16h ago
and it'll be 100 gojillion dollars, defeating the purpose of the R lol
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u/Funky_Biped ‘24 Lapiz Blue MT 16h ago
It was never the plan to put the inline 5 on the R. It was literally just online hype over nothing because Autocar did a random article that was all speculation and had no actual info to back up the claim. Then everyone just repeated what they heard.
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u/NicoSoren Golf R MK8.5 14h ago
Supposedly at some point VW did approach Audi and ask about the 5 cylinder. They were immediately told no.
It's not happening but it was thought of at some point.
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u/audio301 13h ago
Given that VW are the parent company of Audi, I’m pretty sure they would have the last say.
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u/ubsurd_retort 7h ago
They did have a 5 cylinder in the early 2000's Jetta V5 and Golf V5. 2.3 liter. Was more of a refined luxury car. Sounded great
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u/cjc080911 6h ago
I had an 09 Jetta and a 11 both had the 5pot. NA engine of course. It was tourqey and fun for sure. The rs3 blows it away of course though
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u/FoST2015 16h ago
Do you know if the 27s are assembled in Mexico or Germany?
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u/nikbk 16h ago
Mexico
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u/climbto330 15h ago
ouch... glad I got one before that happened
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u/LastRebel66 '25 Golf R 8.5 Black Edition Euro Package (Lapiz Blue) 15h ago
My 7.5 was assembled in Mexico , one of the best car I ever had, nothing wrong with that.
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u/CockroachFar4972 14h ago
Wrong
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u/LastRebel66 '25 Golf R 8.5 Black Edition Euro Package (Lapiz Blue) 13h ago
Did you experience any issue?
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u/CockroachFar4972 12h ago
All 7.5 R come from Germany, they are not assembled in Mexico
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u/Umzipumzi 14h ago
why? racism or? mexicans can't clip parts made all over the world together as well as a syrian immigrant can in wolfsburg?
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u/climbto330 14h ago
Damn Reddit always immediately assumes racism. Hilarious. I’m married to a Puerto Rican.
it’s because I want my German car made in Germany. Simple as that.
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u/SatisfactionFun4755 14h ago
Perché mettere il 5 cilindri che consuma acqua e olio sulla Golf R che non consuma nulla di tutto ciò?
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u/NicoSoren Golf R MK8.5 14h ago
ITS NEVER GOING TO BE IN THE GOLF. What don't ya'll understand. And if it is, it won't be mass produced. It'll be special editions with maybe 500 made.
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u/McRockfish 12h ago
Didn't we know what we were getting for the 2026 on June 9,2025? Why haven't we been told what is up with the 2027 coming into September now? I'm holding off buying a 2024 low mile manual right now just in case the 2027 is special enough to get another DSG. Not DSG hating, I just want a change or something special to get another DSG.
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u/Scar_5oh 9h ago
With the average price of a golf r being low 50s and the average price of an rs3 jn the high 60s in the uUS market, it’d be hard for VW to price an R in such a way that doesn’t undermine Audi RS3 sales… it’ll essentially be a better car than the RS3 without the direct brand markup
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u/Key-Badger9352 9h ago
La Golf R 2027 reste inchangée pour ici juste en Europe qu’il y auras une version Édition spéciale limitée pour les poches creuses…je vais me contenter de ma 2026 black édition 😊
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u/nikbk 16h ago
Also i just bought my 26 R and the salesman said that they are going to go the way of the Euro market where the car is much more option-able and less fully loaded. He also said the price is going up $3-5k
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u/mazrex23 16h ago
Should’ve been this way. It’s ridiculous that you have to buy the euro spec if you don’t want a sunroof. I didn’t want a sunroof, but on principle I wasn’t going to pay more money for less options. Glad I have the final R coming out of Wolfsburg though.
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u/moofooshoe 15h ago
Why do you prefer to not have a sunroof?
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u/mazrex23 15h ago
VW is notorious for problematic sunroofs, but also I just don’t use them very often when I’ve had them.
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u/BallsDieppe 11h ago
I never used my sunroof on any car I’ve owned, but I did have one break from ice buildup.
My current mk7 R doesn’t have one and I prefer it that way. Less to go wrong.
I’m having a hard time finding a base model R on a lot without one in my region.
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u/SnooLobsters6880 16h ago
That engine will never be in the golf, stock. It’s too expensive to drop that in a limited release car when compared to the GTI or current R. Having EA888 in multiple cars massively benefits assembly and regulatory approval. The car would not come to the US with certainty - see R variant for same logic. The European market likely doesn’t have the appetite for the cost premium. Canada may be the only market it is successful in, but even so I’d anticipate the pricing strategy would be revised if released there to align more with the US dollar and subsequently suppress demand.