2022 Volkswagen Golf R: The Mature Pocket Rocket
BY DAVID BEARD | CarAndDriver.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Cars More power, precision, and refinement come to VW's redesigned 315-hp hot hatchback. From the September 2021 issue of Car and Driver. The hot-hatch genre has, at times, made us feel very old. Our younger selves would have happily tolerated a bouncy ride, a laggy engine, or a raucous cabin if it kept the price low and the fun-to-drive quotient high, but our backs, our patience, and our eardrums aren't as forgiving as they once were. Volkswagenseems to understand. Ahead of the VW Golf R's arrival here this fall, we recently drove a Europe-spec model…