The Volkswagen Golf R is the 2023 Drive Car of the Year Best Hot Hatch. ... You need only look as far as its outlandish body kit to see signs of VW injecting a laugh into its flagship hot hatch.

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The base price for the 2023 Golf R is now $45,385. Spec the automatic, and that goes up to $46,185. Related video: About the Author. Zac Palmer. View Profile. Start the Conversation .

The 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R got a major redesign for 2022, ... Golf R. Base: $45,835; 20th Anniversary Edition: $46,485; More From Cars.com: ...

The R brand from Volkswagen started with the 2002 Golf R32 20 years ago and now the 2023 Golf R celebrates that anniversary with a limited edition model. It all began with the R32—two decades ...