VOLKSWAGEN Golf V R32 5 Doors Specs & Photos - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 - autoevolution
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Volkswagen tried a different approach to the hot-hatch market and introduced the R32 in the fourth generation of the Gol
The German carmaker is often credited as the inventor of the hot-hatch segment with the first Golf GTI. But with more and more competitors in that niche-market, it had to come with new ideas. Thus, it came with bigger engines, and the 3.2-liter V-6 seemed to be the answer to all its problems. To make thins harder for its competitors, it installed it on both three- and five-doors Golf's versions.Even though the carmaker tried to hide the R32's true nature, the result was not a subtle
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