Like the rest of the facelifted Golfs, the R version did not receive significant changes in appearance, limited to updated optics and bumpers.

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The power of the upgraded turbo engine was raised to 310 hp (+10 hp), and torque increased to 400 Nm (+20 Nm). Improved performance allowed to "shave off" 0.3 seconds from the acceleration to 100 km/h, which now takes 4.6 seconds.

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The Golf R is still available not only as a hatchback, but also in a station wagon version.