The German firm has started the test program for the Volkswagen Golf Facelift. A facelift that will also reach the sportier version of the Golf R 2024. The sports compact has been seen at the Nürburgring with a more aggressive aesthetic and with curious details.
Those of Wolfsburg have begun with the technical tests of the facelift that the Volkswagen Golf will receive next year. A deeper facelift that will practically become a new generation, as the brand has done on previous occasions. And while some mules are found in the Alps, others like this Golf R have appeared by surprise in the surroundings of Nurburgring.
These spy photos show a mule of the most special Golf R 20 Years Anniversary Edition, which could go perfectly unnoticed were it not for the three fins that it presents in the two ends of the front bumper. A component that is clearly an indication of a major aerodynamic upgrade for offer more load on the front axle in the Golf R and, at the same time, also divert the airflow to the sides.
2024 Volkswagen Golf R Facelift Spy Photos
A detail that makes it more mysterious, especially if we stick to the statements of a spokesperson for the brand who explained to the photographers that “they were testing a special model”, although they were also able to see other models such as the Arteon R, without going into more. The snapshots do not reveal anything else, the rest of the components being those of the special series production model.
The reality is that nothing is certain in this mule, of which we are going to be aware of its evolution, since It is not the first time that Volkswagen has rolled mules of very sporty versionslike that of the R400 that finally never saw the green light of production.
It is worth considering a couple of other factors. The first, the Golf R 20 Years Anniversary Edition already yields a maximum power of 333 CV and that can squeeze more from the 2.0 TSI block that it mounts, so an extra that reaches 350 hp is feasible. Some specifications for which you would need these aerodynamic fins and the second, more important factor would be the perfect finishing touch to a model that, for the first time, has no more guaranteed generations.