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Volkswagen Golf Cabrio R spy shot

Volkswagen Golf Cabrio R.

...all the way with an R-type tweak of its open air compact.

A concept for the Golf R Cabriolet was shown at the Worthersee gathering of the VW faithful last year and now testing is underway ahead of production - with visual changes including sports suspension, 19-inch alloys, a central exhaust outlet, Napal leather trim and the promise of a 0-100km/h sprint in less than six seconds thanks to a tweaked 2-litre turbo engine.