Volkswagen’s charge towards an all-electric future is already underway with its mainstream cars, but the firm has now revealed plans for a range of high-performance EVs that wear the R moniker. As with the current Golf R, T-Roc R and Arteon R, the future of Volkswagen's sub-brand lies with sharper, more potent variants of the firm’s core models.
Volkswagen has already revealed faster GTX versions of the ID.4 and ID.5, but since these carry the same spirit as petrol-powered GTI models, there is space for range-topping R versions to sit above these. Like the current R line-up, these most hardcore models will be developed on the track, and Volkswagen will draw from its record-breaking ID.R hill climb racer to engineer the new cars.
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