This might sound a bit strange, but I was shopping around for a Macan Turbo and somehow stumbled across a site discussing the 2022 Golf R.
https://www.caranddriver.com/volkswagen/golf-r
Hey, this is way more up my alley - I don't have to compromise my anti-SUV sentiments to get an excellent, fun driving grocery hauler!
I know it's not really meaningful to compare vehicles outside their categories but cargo volumes and performance numbers are pretty darn similar between these two.
And I could pick up two or three "R's" for the ticket price of a decently equipped Macan Turbo.
So, a deposit has been placed on the Golf R and the Macan Turbo project has been tossed in the recycle bin. - I await fall delivery!
Now if only we could get Americans interested in shooting brakes and in all those serious hot hatches that the Europeans get we could have even more budget easy fun with our daily drivers.
