The 2023 Volkswagen Golf R has been previewed in Malaysia, and it will arrive in the Malaysian market in CKD form assembled in Pekan with the R Performance package as standard; this makes the CKD Golf R the first time the flagship Golf variant has been assembled outside its native Wolfsburg, Germany.
Definitive pricing has yet to be confirmed, but will range from RM330,000 to RM350,000 when it officially goes on sale. The Mk8 Golf R was first launched in Malaysia last year, fully imported and priced at RM357,584 on-the-road before insurance, with the SST exemption at the time. For comparison, pricing for the CBU Golf R was RM431,162 after SST was reinstated.
Differentiating the latest iteration of the Mk8 Golf R from its prior, fully imported (CBU) form is the inclusion of the aforementioned R Performance package, which is comprised of an Akrapovic titanium exhaust muffler, a rear spoiler, 19-inch ‘Estoril’ alloy wheels shod in 235/35R19 tyres and the added Drift and Special modes. The driver environment now gets the head-up display as well.
Powertrain continues to be a 2.0 litre turbocharged petrol inline-four cylinder petrol engine that outputs 320 PS and 400 Nm of torque, transmitted to all four wheels via a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox and 4Motion all-wheel-drive. Thus equipped, it has a 0-100 km/h time of 4.8 seconds.
Of the newly reintroduced Drift and Special modes, which were omitted for Malaysian-market CBU Golf R, the Drift mode is recommended for country and back roads – read, less-than-ideal surfaces – where the suspension is calibrated to offer optimum contact with the road surface, notably crafted for use on the famed Nurburgring Nordschleife circuit in Germany, says Volkswagen.
The new additions to the drive modes join the existing selection of Comfort, Sport, Race, and Individual, the latter offering customisation of parameters.
Active safety kit in the Mk8 Golf R in Malaysia is now bolstered by the addition of IQ.Drive, which brings Travel Assist with adaptive cruise control (ACC), side assist with rear cross traffic alert, front assist, emergency assist, and lane assist. Passive safety kit is comprised of seven airbags (two front, two side, two curtain and one centre airbag).
Infotainment is provided by a 10-inch Discover Pro system, with audio by a 10-speaker, 480-watt Harman Kardon sound system; also included is a wireless smartphone charging pad.
Further equipment includes keyless entry with push-button ignition, LED headlights, DRLs, tail lights and illuminated strip between the headlights, rear view camera with front and rear parking sensors, automatic headlights and wipers.
Meanwhile, interior kit includes active climate front seats with electric adjustment and lumbar adjustment for the driver, multi-function leather sports steering wheel with shift paddles, and ambient lighting with five preset themes.
Once again, estimated prices for the locally assembled Volkswagen Mk8 Golf R with IQ.Drive and the R Performance package will range from RM330,000 to RM350,000, and customer deliveries are expected to commence in the fourth quarter of this year.
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Golf R vs A35
Damn. Not bad at all, first time Golf R is assembled outside of Germany!
It’s not made in Wolfsburg?
CKD Golf R la bro
Habislah A35 and A45. A35 and A45 is not longer as good as Golf R
Buy A35 better
Ckd golf r for 350k, Rubbish
sounds the same best describes you, rubbish.
Nice
Wow
It will be diffficult to sell v EV with no taxes and no duties and in the case if Tesla, no AP too.
Tiguan R ckd with all the IQ.drive?
This will attracts youngsters
Hands up if you gonna give your wife to Umno or BN for this car? Any melayu supporter?
This is a really good car.
Good morning. Anyways, Time to book one for this
Is this the first time a production outside Germany? Thats great news. It proves Malaysian-made quality for high-end high-performance cars.
Performance is definitely there but the VW needs to improve the luxury. No one willing to spend that much of money but feel like even worse than those rm150k car.
I wonder who buys this car?
UMNO warlords.
Overpriced car indeed.
Mantap!!
Another rich ppl toy. Not worth for average rakyat. This junk made in Malaysia and still so expensive. I will skip for Merz/BMW if hv money.
We need this high IQ car for our low IQ people very badly.