Ford Focus ST vs. VW Golf R and…Subaru BRZ in MT's Head2Head

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/ford-focus-st-vs-vw-golf-r-andsubaru.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3ElfjhOsk9g/UNUPa3JIKGI/AAAAAAAK0Jw/pWX-Lt_LyEs/s1600/Untitled-4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">What are the criteria for comparing one car against another? Well, basically, they should belong to the same category; have similar performance stats and, perhaps more importantly, be close in price. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">The new 2013 Ford Focus ST and the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/spied-new-2014-volkswagen-golf-r-sheds.html">soon-to-be replaced VW Golf R</a> that are featured in latest episode of "Head 2 Head" from Motor Trend are a match in two out of these three criteria: they're both compact hatchbacks and each gets a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine producing 256hp in the VW and 252hp in the Ford. </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/ford-focus-st-vs-vw-golf-r-andsubaru.html#more">Read more »</a>

Ford Ford Focus Ford Videos New Cars Video VW VW Golf R VW Videos Ford Focus ST vs. VW Golf R and…Subaru BRZ in MT's Head2Head

What are the criteria for comparing one car against another? Well, basically, they should belong to the same category; have similar performa...

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Volkswagen Reveals Production Golf R Cabriolet in Video

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/volkswagen-reveals-production-golf-r.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-J-wtqYUftWM/UNMRimM8HmI/AAAAAAAKw88/-lFEWQ9pXTQ/s1600/Untitled-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">It's been a year and a half since Volkswagen displayed the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/06/volkswagen-debuts-golf-r-cabriolet.html"><font face="Verdana">Golf R Cabriolet Mk6 Concept</font></a><font face="Verdana"> at the 2011 edition of the </font><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/W%C3%B6rthersee%20Tour"><font face="Verdana">Wörthersee GTI meet</font></a><font face="Verdana"> in Austria, and even though the company has already presented the hatchback versions of the seventh generation Golf, it appears that the Germans will finally go ahead and produce the car. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">VW released a video in which it simply states, "Take a look at the new Golf R. It boosts the level of adrenaline in just a few seconds and is now open to the top. The Golf R Cabriolet."</font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/volkswagen-reveals-production-golf-r.html#more">Read more »</a>

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It's been a year and a half since Volkswagen displayed the Golf R Cabriolet Mk6 Concept at the 2011 edition of the Wörthersee GTI meet ...

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SchwabenFolia Drops 325 Horses Under the Hood of the VW Golf R

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/schwabenfolia-drops-325-horses-under.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xdQcsFbK1MY/UMC0UiScN1I/AAAAAAAKilA/LUQUBJxYj_o/s1600/SF-Volkswagen-Golf-R-001.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">The tunes for Volkswagen's Golf R Mk6 just keep dropping in. Only a day after we told you about <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/cam-shaft-vw-golf-r-electrified-is.html">Cam Shaft's Golf R "Electrified",</a> another German company named SchwabenFolia, which also specializes on car wraps and performance upgrades, introduced its newest take on Wolfsburg's hottest hatch. </font> <p><font face="Verdana">It all begins with <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/spied-new-2014-volkswagen-golf-r-sheds.html">the Golf R's</a> 2.0-liter turbocharged unit that benefits from a new handmade exhaust system featuring twin Capristo exhaust valves controlled via a button on the dash, and a software upgrade to nudge power from 267hp (270PS) to 325hp (330PS). </font> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/schwabenfolia-drops-325-horses-under.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The tunes for Volkswagen's Golf R Mk6 just keep dropping in. Only a day after we told you about Cam Shaft's Golf R "Electrified...

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Cam Shaft's VW Golf R Electrified is Anything But That

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/cam-shaft-vw-golf-r-electrified-is.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kYu-Py8wQgQ/UL9s7Csv3lI/AAAAAAAKhOA/UZIqcbFZvao/s1600/Cam-Shaft-VW-Golf-R-6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(63, 63, 63); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><font face="Verdana">If you're looking for a battery-powered unit under the hood of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Cam-Shaft">Cam Shaft's</a> newest project car based on the VW Golf R Mk6, you'll be disappointed to learn that the name refers to its "shocking" appearance and not its powerplant. </font> <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/cam-shaft-vw-golf-r-electrified-is.html#more">Read more »</a>

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If you're looking for a battery-powered unit under the hood of Cam Shaft's newest project car based on the VW Golf R Mk6, you'l...

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Spied: New 2014 Volkswagen Golf R Sheds All of its Camouflage

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/spied-new-2014-volkswagen-golf-r-sheds.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5787064453542348706" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-il9IWaZ-ALI/UE_IdZWuh6I/AAAAAAAJA6c/ZI_JMuWn_Kw/s800/2014-VW-Golf-R-5d-01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a><br><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The regular versions of the <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/2013-volkswagen-golf-new-official.html">brand-new Volkswagen Golf Mk7</a> are fine and dandy, but what we really want to see is the performance editions and more specifically, the GTI and of course, the R-branded models of the series. </span> <p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Just a couple of weeks ago, our spies nabbed a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/scoop-2014-volkswagen-golf-r-prototype.html">prototype of the next Golf R</a>, but it was armed up </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">to the teeth </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">in camouflage – which was logical since Volkswagen had yet to uncover the Mk7. </span> </p><p><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Now that it did, however, VW engineers made away with the swirly wraps giving us an unobtrusive view of the prototype Golf R. </span> </p><a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/spied-new-2014-volkswagen-golf-r-sheds.html#more">Read more »</a>

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The regular versions of the brand-new Volkswagen Golf Mk7 are fine and dandy, but what we really want to see is the performance editions an...

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