Restricted to 333 models globally, the Volkswagen Golf R 333 builds on the regular-production mannequin with a extra highly effective engine, a racing-derived exhaust system, and a number of other particular model-styling cues. You will want to maneuver to Germany so as to add one to your assortment, nonetheless.
On the coronary heart of the 333 lies a well-recognized 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine turbocharged to 333 pferdestärke, which is the German means of measuring horsepower. For the remainder of us, that determine represents 329 horsepower, which is similar output supplied by the one-year-only Golf R 20 Years unveiled in 2022. For context, the usual Golf R offered on our shores makes use of a 315-horsepower model of the turbo-four. The torque output stays flat at 310 pound-feet, and the engine exhales by an edition-specific Akrapovič exhaust system with titanium mufflers.
Volkswagen notes that its engineers made different modifications to enhance the powertrain’s response; the turbocharger is notably pre-loaded to maintain turbo lag at bay. The tip result’s a 0-to-62-mph time of 4.6 seconds and a prime pace that will increase to almost 170 mph. Nonetheless, the Golf R is not — and by no means has been — merely about straight-line pace, and the R-Efficiency torque vectoring system that juggles the engine’s output between the entrance and rear wheels and the left and proper wheels offers the 333 the agile dealing with model fans anticipate.
Lime Yellow Metallic paint ensures the 333 is seen in addition to heard, although different colours can be found, and black exterior accents in addition to a “333” decal on every rear door add a completion to the look. Black-painted 19-inch wheels with semi-slick tires come normal.
This is not a stripped-out monitor monster. The comparatively lengthy record of options contains leather-based upholstery, sport seats for the entrance passengers, digital driving aids, and a 480-watt Harman Kardon sound system. The serial quantity situated on the passenger’s facet of the dashboard reminds passengers that they are not driving in a normal Golf R, and it makes the 333 the primary Volkswagen R mannequin with numbered plate.
Volkswagen sellers throughout Germany will start taking orders for the Golf R 333 on June 2, 2023, and deliveries will begin in October. Simply 333 models shall be constructed, and an organization spokesperson confirmed to Autoblog that none shall be despatched to america. Volkswagen notes that it is launching the hot-rodded Golf “as a possible collector’s merchandise,” and it priced the mannequin accordingly at €76,410 (that is round $81,500 on the present conversion charge). Fanatics who select to select up their automobile in Wolfsburg will have the ability to take part in a particular supply occasion.