The 2018 Volkswagen Golf R Wagon will arrive here permanently in January 2018 priced from $57,490+ORC, but there’s a limited-run arriving this year.

VOLKSWAGEN HAS FINALISED pricing for the 2018 Golf 7.5 range with the announcement, today, of prices for its Golf R Wagon and Golf R Wolfsburg Edition in both hatch and wagon variants. Volkswagen has said it will bring in a limited-run of 300 units of the above variants (in late August) ahead of the Golf R Wagon becoming permanent fixtures in the line-up from January next year.

Volkswagen Australia’s General Manager of Marketing and Product Ben Wilks says: “In hatch form the Golf R is by some distance the best-selling and -equipped car of its type. In Wagon form, it is that rarest of beasts – a fun, fast and fully functional family car.”

The Golf R hatchback comes with either 6-speed manual ($52,990+ORC) or 7-speed DSG ($55,490+ORC). The Golf R Wagon arrives in January at $57,490+ORC with 7-speed DSG standard: 

• 2.0 TSI 4-cylinder turbo engine (213kW/380Nm) 
• 4MOTION all-wheel drive 
• Discover Pro 9.2″ navigation system with App-Connect 
• Gesture control 
• Voice control 
• Active Info Display 
• Vienna leather appointed upholstery 
• Heated front seats 
• Electrically adjustable driver’s seat with memory 
• Driver’s electric lumbar adjustment 
• Power folding door mirrors with memory function 
• Dark tinted rear and rear side windows 
• Metallic/Pearl Effect paint 
• 19″ (Spielberg) alloy wheels 
• Premium LED tail lights with dynamic indicators 
• LED headlights with dynamic cornering lights   
• Air Care dual zone climate control air conditioning 
• Keyless Access, keyless entry and starting system 
• Leather multi-function steering wheel with cruise control 
• LED interior ambient lighting 
• Rear View Camera (RVC) 
• 7 airbags and Driver Fatigue Detection system 
• Multi-collision brake and XDL 
• Adaptive chassis control with driving profile selection 
• Front Assist with City Emergency Brake (City EB) 
• Front fog lights 
• Automatic headlights and rain sensing windscreen wipers 
• Automatically dimming rear-view mirror 
• Parking distance sensors, front and rear 
• Chrome roof rails (R Wagon) 

Optional to the Golf R is the Driver Assistance Package ($1300):

• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) 
• Lane Assist 
• Blind Spot Monitor 
• Rear Traffic Alert 
• Proactive occupant protection system 
• Dynamic Light Assist 

The Golf R’s optional Panoramic sunroof is $1900.

The Golf R Wolfsburg Edition comes as either hatchback ($57,990+ORC) or Wagon ($59,990+ORC), both with 7-speed DSG. It adds this additional equipment: 

• Grey Metallic 19″ Pretoria alloy wheels 
• Genuine carbon fibre exterior mirror housings  
• Oryx White Pearl, Lapiz Blue Metallic & Deep Black Pearl Effect paint finishes 
•  ‘Carbon’ Nappa leather appointed upholstery 
• Dynaudio 400W premium audio system 
• Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) 
• Lane Assist 
• Blind Spot Monitor with Rear Traffic Alert 
• Dynamic Light Assist 

The Optional Panoramic sunroof is $1900.