Volkswagen’s Golf R has been spied out testing. It’s the hardest and most powerful production Golf yet, despite downsizing from the VW Golf R32’s 3.2-litre V6 to a 2-litre four-cylinder engine.

and the tried-and-tested combination of an EA888 2-litre four-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine, a Haldex-style all-wheel drive system and seven-speed dual-clutch semi-automatic transmission.