Choose the Euro Style package and Graphite Gray Metallic paint for your 2026 Volkswagen Golf R and you can expect to pay $54,980 to take it home. You could also choose an out-of-the-box refreshed 2027 Honda Civic Type R for a similar amount, at just under $50,000 including destination. That makes for extraordinary reading for hot hatches which used to deliver serious performance without serious money. And if you go down to the $30,000 range, to look at something like Kia’s K4 GT-Line Turbo, you’re not going to find a Type R-like weapon at all.
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