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Volkswagen · model year 2026
2026 Volkswagen Golf R
Midsize · All-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Midsize Cars
EPA figures · 2026fueleconomy.gov
25MPG combined
22/31MPG city / highway
$3,300fuel a year
349 g CO₂ per mile 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo Automatic (AM-S7)
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
Against fuel-efficient AWD and 4WD cars
Chart average 23 MPGBest 54 MPG
Lowest on the chart $1,250Chart average $3,611
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 25 MPG
- City MPG
- 22 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 31 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $3,300
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 349 g per mile
- Model year
- 2026
- Body
- Car
- EPA size class
- Midsize Cars
- Drive
- All-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 2.0 L 4-cyl turbo
- Transmission
- Automatic (AM-S7)
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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