According to Motor Authority, the Golf R has been dropped from the Golf lineup, with only a Value Edition, GTI, and E-Golf remaining available for the 2020 model year. However, this doesn't mean that the Volkswagen Golf R is pining for the fjords, bereft of life; an ex-product. Volkswagen has pulled the Golf R from its lineup simply because the current, seventh-generation Golf is approaching the end of its product cycle. Come October, Volkswagen will reveal the eighth-gen (or Mark 8) Golf, which we've known for months will spawn an R variant that will be sold in the United States.
"The Golf R and GTI are confirmed, but other Golf models are still under consideration for the North American Region," a Volkswagen spokesperson The Drive back in May in regards to the next-gen Golf.
This same spokesperson confirmed to The Drive on Wednesday that Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant (where the Golf R is built) is being retooled to produce the new Golf, hence the end of the seventh-gen Golf R. This retooling is part of an approximately 2.2 billion-dollar factory upgrade that, if Brazilian spy photos are to be believed, has already resulted in the construction of the first eighth-gen Golfs.
"The Golf R and GTI are confirmed, but other Golf models are still under consideration for the North American Region," a Volkswagen spokesperson The Drive back in May in regards to the next-gen Golf.
This same spokesperson confirmed to The Drive on Wednesday that Volkswagen's Wolfsburg plant (where the Golf R is built) is being retooled to produce the new Golf, hence the end of the seventh-gen Golf R. This retooling is part of an approximately 2.2 billion-dollar factory upgrade that, if Brazilian spy photos are to be believed, has already resulted in the construction of the first eighth-gen Golfs.