On this episode of Ignition, presented by Tire Rack (http://www.tirerack.com), Carlos Lago tests the new 2015 Volkswagen Golf R. With nearly 300 hp, all-wheel drive, and, for the first time, completely defeatable stability control, will this upscale and refined hot hatch deliver the driving experience we look for? Through Motor Trend’s standard array of tests and a trip into the mountains, we find out.

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