Distinctive R design. The Golf R and Golf R Variant are characterised by an exterior look and exterior equipment that set them apart from all the other models in the product line. The entire front section below the headlights, the side members, exterior mirror caps, wheel range as well as the lower area of the rear apron and the four-pipe exhaust system were all designed and developed specifically by Volkswagen R.
Front section with an R design. The 2024 Golf R models can be recognised from the front by the completely newly designed bumpers and the new LED headlights. The headlights now have straighter lines, are visually more striking and narrow significantly towards the inside. All Golf R models are equipped with LED Plus headlights as standard. A horizontal LED strip and the illuminated Volkswagen badge are integrated into the lighting system. The illuminated Volkswagen badge gives rise to a new, unmistakably Volkswagen light design. The R logo is integrated into the radiator grille. The blue application above the horizontal LED strip is another characteristic R feature. A further light highlight is the latest generation of the optionally available IQ.LIGHT LED matrix headlights. They are equipped with a new high-performance LED main beam with about 15 per cent more range than the predecessor system. Located underneath are the new bumper, with its aerodynamic elements in high-gloss black (including targeted air routing to cool the brakes), the high-gloss black ventilation grille and the front splitter in motorsport style.
Silhouette in R design. At the sides, the new Golf R and the Golf R Variant are distinguished from all other models in the product line by the exterior mirror housings in matt chrome (with R logo projection as part of the exterior background lighting), the R logo on the doors below the exterior mirrors, side members with a specific design, silver-anodised roof rails on the Golf R Variant and an independent wheel rim range. For the first time, the hub caps on the 18- and 19-inch wheels feature the R logo instead of the Volkswagen badge.
- Overview of the R design wheel rims. The Golf R models (except Golf R Black Edition) are equipped with the 18-inch Jerez wheel rim and 225/40 tyres as standard. The 19-inch Estoril wheel rim with diamond-cut surface (standard for Performance package) or in all-black trim (standard for Golf R Black Edition) with 235/35 tyres is available as optional equipment. As a completely new development, the new 19-inch Warmenau forged wheel is optionally available for all models in Black or with a diamond-cut finish (also with 235/35 tyres). The 18-inch Bergamo winter wheel in Sterling Silver with 225/40 tyres is also available for all Golf R models. The blue-painted brake calipers (black on the Golf R Black Edition) with R logo are recognisable behind all the wheel rims.
Rear end in R design. The newly designed LED tail lights are standard equipment on the Golf R models. In conjunction with the IQ.LIGHT LED matrix headlights, the new 3D LED tail lights with dynamic flashing function are optionally available. Their welcome and goodbye effects can be customised using the vehicle settings (on the infotainment system). There is a choice of three effects. The level below features a bumper in R design, a diffuser in high-gloss black and the four-pipe tailpipes of the exhaust system (twin tailpipes on the left and right). The Golf R (classic hatchback version) can be optionally ordered with the now even richer sounding R Performance titanium exhaust system (Akrapovič). Both systems have controllable sound flaps. The models with the Performance package can be recognised at the rear by a particularly large roof spoiler, through which the air flow is directed and which thus optimises the downforce.