The Honda Civic Type-R is more powerful and has a manual gearbox, the Volkswagen Golf R has all-wheel drive and DSG gearbox. Who wins straight?
On one side of the track, we have the Honda Civic Type-R, the “racing car for the road” that features 310hp from a 2-litre VTEC Turbo block and 400Nm of torque fully available at 2500rpm. Acceleration from 0-100km/h is accomplished in 5.7 seconds before the pointer indicates the maximum speed 270km/h (electronically limited). The weight of the Japanese model is below 1400kg and the drive is front.RELATED: Ferrari 488 GTB "on the loose" in Barcelona
Competing with the Japanese Type-R, we have the Volkswagen Golf R, which, in turn, features a 2.0 TSI engine with 300hp prepared to meet the 0-100km/h target in just 5.1 seconds, before reaching maximum speed 250km/h, also electronically limited. The transmission is powered by a 6-speed DSG gearbox and integrates the 4Motion all-wheel drive system.
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For hatchback fans, this is your year: production of the new Ford Focus RS has already started, Volkswagen is getting ready to celebrate 40 years of the Golf GTI and the Seat Leon Cupra 290 presents itself with reinforced emotion.Regardless of the result, the question remains: which of these two did you choose?