2025 VW Golf R, 2025 BMW M2: Today's Automotive News

Posted on June 13, 2024
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2025 VW Golf R, 2025 BMW M2: Today's Automotive News

Volkswagen announced updates to its Golf series earlier this year, but the high-performance Golf R has yet to debut. It will be unveiled soon and will go on sale along with the Golf GTI in the U.S. in early 2025.

BMW's 2 Series has also been updated, including the M2 variant. While the regular coupe received only a slight tweak, the M2 received a 20 hp increase, bringing the total output to 473 hp. This is about the same output as the base M3.

Japan's Aspark has unveiled a new version of its "Owl" electric hypercar, dubbed the Owl SP600, which is still in prototype stage, but tests have shown that it can reach a top speed of 272.6 mph. This is a record for a production EV, and customer models of the Owl SP600 will be able to achieve the same performance.

Motor Authority has these and other articles in today's Automotive News. [2025 VW Golf R arrives this summer with 329 hp

2025 BMW M2 rivals M3 in power

Aspark Owl SP600 electric hypercar hits 272 mph

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