Volkswagen Golf R 2026 long-term review: First report

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The Volkswagen Golf R ticks a lot of boxes on paper, but what is this 333hp hot hatchback like to live with?

Tim Pitt finds out.

If you could only own one car, what would it be?

My initial impulse says a Ferrari F40 – the poster I had blu-tacked to my bedroom wall.

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