The latest iteration of VW’s hottest hatch adds systems wizardry, tempting options, and a few cheeky nods to their (in)famously “enthusiastic” customer-base
“230 kilometres an hour? In a Volkswagen? Down which hill exactly?”
My neighbour, John, a living encyclopaedia on the subject of classic cars who remains stubbornly uninterested in the newer, shinier, faster stuff, can’t hide his incredulity as we discuss my drive in Volkswagen’s facelifted Golf R, beginning in Orange,…

