But how close is this David versus Goliath race going to be? The guys at Autobild decided to find out and stage a race between the 300 hp Golf DSG and a brand new 2015 Touareg V8 TDI.

However, the worst thing about this race, at least as far as Honda Civic Type R fans are concerned, is that their favorite has absolutely no chance of winning.

These racing drivers take full advantage of the Golf R's all-wheel drive system.

The Fisker Ocean has a significant power advantage as it delivers 468 hp to the Golf R’s 315. Despite that, the VW is much lighter and thus has a better power-to-weight ratio. U-drag racing ...

The mix included a Lamborghini Urus, a Porsche Cayman GT4, an Audi TT-RS, and a Volkswagen Golf R. With the difference in size, shape, weight, and engine capacities, the race is quite unpredictable.

‘Archie Hamilton Racing’ bought the wagon on a drag strip to pit it against Volkswagen’s reinvigorated hot hatch, the Golf R.

The Volkswagen Golf R has been one of the fastest hot hatches on sale in recent history. With it's 292-horsepower turbo-four and all-wheel-drive, it's able to lay down a 5.2 second zero-to-sixty ...

Top Gear 's latest quarter-mile drag race in the collects three very different performance vehicles: the 296-horsepower Volkswagen Golf R, 424-hp Porsche 911 Carrera GTS, and 666-hp McLaren 675LT ...

But in South Africa, where the following drag race video has been shot, the VW Golf R has been detuned to exactly 280PS (276hp) for hot climate reasons.