2020 Golf R not dead....

[Bdurrell]

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.

 

[Mk_GTI]

2020 Golf R is not coming North America. The Mk8 Golf won't arrive here until 2021 and an R model shouldn't be too long after.

 

[Mk6Bender]

2020 Golf R is not coming North America. The Mk8 Golf won't arrive here until 2021 and an R model shouldn't be too long after.

This. The production line is otherwise utilized. It always takes a couple years off. There will not be a 2020 North American R. Period. But we knew this!

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[vj123]

There isnt any details about R in VWs press release as well. https://media.vw.com/releases/1186.

No wonder that VW has sent a lot of 2019 Rs to their dealer inventory.

 

[Fastlax16]

I don't think anyone thinks the R is dead. Not sure why anyone is surprised by the gap year. The MK8 will probably be revealed in the next 2-3 months, drop in europe next year and the US early 2021. Same playbook as the mk6->mk7 transition.

 

[vj123]

I don't think anyone thinks the R is dead. Not sure why anyone is surprised by the gap year. The MK8 will probably be revealed in the next 2-3 months, drop in europe next year and the US early 2021. Same playbook as the mk6->mk7 transition.

MK8 was suppose to be revealed in Frankfurt auto show but there were some reports a couple of months back that reveal is pushed to early next year citing development issues.

 

[Fastlax16]

MK8 was suppose to be revealed in Frankfurt auto show but there were some reports a couple of months back that reveal is pushed to early next year citing development issues.

Frankfurt isn't for another month so we'll see. Rough timeline is still the same (2020 for europe, 2021 NA) and VW always has a gap in R models between generations so they're consistent there.

 

[SRGTD]

MK8 was suppose to be revealed in Frankfurt auto show but there were some reports a couple of months back that reveal is pushed to early next year citing development issues.

VW’s ID3 all-electric car is being debuted at the Frankfurt motor show and it’s unlikely they’d reveal the mk8 at the same time. If VW consider electric vehicles to be the way forward, IMO they won’t want to do anything to dilute the impact of the ID3’s debut buy revealing the latest version of the Golf - their current European core model - at the same motor show.

 

[vj123]

Frankfurt isn't for another month so we'll see. Rough timeline is still the same (2020 for europe, 2021 NA) and VW always has a gap in R models between generations so they're consistent there.

Yeah the product timeline is still going to be the same.

VW’s ID3 all-electric car is being debuted at the Frankfurt motor show and it’s unlikely they’d reveal the mk8 at the same time. If VW consider electric vehicles to be the way forward, IMO they won’t want to do anything to dilute the impact of the ID3’s debut buy revealing the latest version of the Golf - their current European core model - at the same motor show.

Here is the link to one of those articles which surfaced this spring. Even VW’s executive spoke about the delay which was because of development issues. Surprisingly, the article also mentions that VW will shift its focus to ID3 in Frankfurt auto show if MK8 reveal is delayed.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/27652...mk8-release-delayed-by-software-issues-report

 

[DAS_STIG]

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.

So the 2020 Golf R is dead.

 

[sterkrazzy]

2019s still rolling into dealerships too, local dealer just got another one this morning.