Aussie VW hot hatch fans rejoice, each variant of both Golf GTI and R is now available in Australia.

The recently announced Golf GTI Original brings up the bottom of the performance range, though it should deliver high in fun.

The standard GTI sits in the middle of the GTI range at $41,990 (manual) and $44,490 (DSG), while the DSG-only and front LSD-equipped Performance Edition 1 is the top-spec GTI at $47,990.

$53,490 will buy you a regular Golf R in manual guise, while an extra $2500 gets you a faster (but arguably less fun) DSG. A standard wagon is $57,990.

Finally, at the top of the Golf food chain, is the R Wolfsburg, which is now a permanent member of the Australian Golf family.

VW Group Australia managing director Michael Bartsch says the broad price range and differing specifications are part of the Golf’s success story.

“Volkswagen offers not only the most accomplished fast and fun compact cars in the world, it provides the world’s widest range,” Bartsch says.

“There is now a performance Golf for everyone.”

“Extraordinary claims are being made for supposed rivals that are not yet on sale. While any skunkworks can turn out a track day special, the expertise and experience required to engineer a GTI or an R – cars that also excel in the real world – is rather more hard won.

“When you’ve owned a GTI or an R, it’s difficult to settle for anything less.”