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Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8)

The Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) reaches 60 mph in 4.09 s and covers a standing quarter mile in 12.71 s, tripping the lights at 108.6 mph. It clears the first 60 ft in 1.94 s and the eighth mile in 8.15 s, reaching 100 mph in 10.64 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from published kerb mass, rated power, gearing and drivetrain, then fitted to this car’s own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

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Pick who it runs against, then watch it happen — and change the surface, the weather or the distance and run it again.

Down the strip

Standing start Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8)
0–60 mph4.09 s
0–100 mph10.64 s
60 ft1.94 s
1/8 mile8.15 s
1/4 mile12.71 s
Trap speed108.6 mph

About the Golf R (Mk8)

The 2021 Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) is an all-wheel-drive turbocharged estate of 1,551 kg with 315 bhp, which works out at 203 bhp per tonne. All-wheel drive is worth most in the first car length: it covers 60 ft in 1.94 s, which is where a four-wheel-drive car takes its margin out of a rear-drive one with the same power. Against the 2,929 cars in the set it is the 843rd quickest to 60 mph, and the quickest of the 16 Volkswagens here. It leaves better than it pulls: 108.6 mph at the lights is only the 1,109th highest here, so its 0-60 flatters what it does further out. The simulation is trimmed to 10 of 10 published acceleration figures for this car.

On paper

Specification Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8)
Year2021
Power315 bhp
Kerb mass1,551 kg
Power to weight203 bhp/t
DrivetrainAll-wheel drive
Gears7
EngineTurbocharged
Top speed277 km/h

Similar cars

CarYear 0–601/4 mileTrapPower
Audi S620194.00 s12.53 s109.4 mph444 bhp
Audi RS Q3 Mk I 340 PS20154.19 s12.76 s106.6 mph335 bhp
Porsche Macan GTS20204.18 s12.74 s106.7 mph375 bhp

Picked for a fair race, not just a matching 0-60: pace, power-to-weight and body shape all count, and at most one is from the same maker.

Head to head

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Questions

What is the Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) 0-60 time?
The Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) reaches 60 mph in 4.09 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. That makes it the 843rd quickest of the 2,929 cars in the set.
What is the Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) quarter mile time?
12.71 s at 108.6 mph. It reaches the eighth mile in 8.15 s and clears the first 60 ft in 1.94 s.
How much power does the Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) have?
315 bhp and 1,551 kg, which is 203 bhp per tonne. It is all-wheel-drive, turbocharged, with 7 gears and a quoted top speed of 277 km/h.
What cars are comparable to the Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8)?
Closest here on pace: Audi S6 (4.00 s), Audi RS Q3 Mk I 340 PS (4.19 s), Porsche Macan GTS (4.18 s). Each one can be raced against the Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) in the panel at the top of this page.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every figure on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. The Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it reproduces 10 of its 10 published acceleration figures. Conditions are the same for every car in the set: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-09-01. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.