Golf R Specifications and Prices

Personally I'm glad they don't.. otherwise any state for which registration etc are done based on weight would probably start including those options in the vehicles stats, hence costing a few hungie extra a year ;)

Btw, if you have noticed that the weight of the 5 door models has disappeared from the current specs. My guess is because it'd cost $437 vs $306 to register the 5 door vs the 3 door for private use in NSW. For business use it'd be $650 for the 5 door and $450 for the 3 door (this is REGO only, not ctp etc).

Oh, and after writing my post above, I've noted that the NSW RTA have increased the rego by $20 on August 8th. (It would increase by $30 for the 5 door Golf R owners if VW had actually published the weight for that model).

I've updated the Golf R Price Calculator (as per the first post) to account for this.

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Originally Posted by coreying

My guess is because it'd cost $437 vs $306 to register the 5 door vs the 3 door for private use in NSW. For business use it'd be $650 for the 5 door and $450 for the 3 door (this is REGO only, not ctp etc).

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This really confuses me...why the heck would it cost more to register a 5 dr as opposed to a 3 door? What's the logic behind that?

Could be due to HBT (Hinge Benefit Tax).

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Originally Posted by ktrianta

This really confuses me...why the heck would it cost more to register a 5 dr as opposed to a 3 door? What's the logic behind that?

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Because the RTA in NSW (and several other states), tier the registration costs based around the weight of the vehicle. So as per the RTA site:

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Tare Weight............ Private Use.... Business Use
up to 975kg............ $232........... $342
976kg to 1154 kg....... $260........... $381
1155kg to 1504kg....... $306........... $450
1505kg to 2504kg....... $437........... $650

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So because the Golf R is 1476kg in manual, and 1496kg in DSG, and the 5 door adds 30kg, that'd be both the manual and DSG 5 door into the 1505kg to 2504kg range.

Yep, coreying is right... my rego sticker says Tare Weight is 1476kg. My R is loaded with everything bar the RVC, so I'd dare say it'd be over that 1505kg (especially with the mother-in-law aboard).

so what happens if your car weighs 1504.5 kg? :P

lol... you just scrape into the $306 (personal)/$450 (business) category! :P

hoping you can help.My car is your exact spec without mdi.Have you been told your car is in the schedule or still pending .
I am still being told my order is pending.I was also told the delay was likely to be due to the 19 in wheels.
I was advised to delete wheels and change to 18 in to ensure delivery,in 2010
this was directed to prodigy/or anyone with 19 in wheels specced
my spec r/dsg/s/roof/leather /19 in silver wheels.rising blue

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Originally Posted by r down under

hoping you can help.My car is your exact spec without mdi.Have you been told your car is in the schedule or still pending .I am still being told my order is pending.I was also told the delay was likely to be due to the 19 in wheels.I was advised to delete wheels and change to 18 in to ensure delivery.
this was directed to prodigy/or anyone with 19 in wheels specced
my spec r/dsg/s/roof/leather /19 in silver wheels.rising blue

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My car is scheduled for build week 38, my dealer has already emailed me my 'Vehicle Tracking Report' which gives me all the approx dates of all the build and delivery stages that my car will go through.

When did you order your car?