


The latter has already been around for 20 years, taking into account the R32 deliveries marketed in the U.S. It was without a doubt, on its merits, the most successful Golf in history.įor 2022, the Golf (and all its variants) is no longer a part of the North American lineup, which now consists only of the brand's iconic Golf GTI and its AWD counterpart, the Golf R. All that went for the model’s two sports cars, the GTI and the R. Let's get one thing straight right away: the outgoing seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf, which first debuted here in 2014 as a 2015 model, was already a benchmark in the compact car segment for its all-around quality, comfort level and even overall performance. , 100% online, shop for your next car, buy online and get it delivered to you anywhere in Quebec! Even better, this first contact in southern Ontario allowed me to discover the four versions of the only two Golfs still in service on our continent, each of them available with two or three pedals. The Golf R, on the other hand, comes standard with these stickier tires.Īnd to top it off, Mother Nature was in an amiable mood as we set out to test drive the two compact sports cars – conditions were unreasonably favourable conditions for mid-November. See also: Comparison: 2019 Volkswagen Golf GTI vs 2019 Golf R … on the Ice!īut, unlike that first test drive back in February 2019, as part of which the two Golfs faced off on a frozen lake in the beautiful Lanaudière region of Quebec, this rematch took place on dry ground, with the cars even wearing summer tires, an option on the GTI’s Performance variant that might interest closed-course driving enthusiasts, by the way. Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON - Three years ago, I published on this site a comparative review of the iconic VW Golf variants and posed a simple question: are you more Golf GTI or Golf R? Three years later, I couldn't help but reopen the debate on the occasion of my first contact with the new 2022 model.

Auto123 gets in a first drive of the 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R, a perfect excuse for a new edition of a comparative review of the two models.
