And a third of them will be hand-painted in bold blue, green or purple hues

The Volkswagen Golf R will farewell showrooms with with a new eye-searing palette. Where VW's primo hot hatch has always rocked a sensible, buttoned-up design language when compared to outlandish offerings such as the Ford Focus RS and Honda Civic Type-R, the Golf R Final Edition - as the name suggests, the last hurrah for the seventh-generation model - doesn't stick to the script.

From the final run of 450 units, 150 of them will be sold in either Victory Blue, Viper Green Metallic (remember the Kermit-esque Scirocco R?) and Violet Touch Pearlescent paint. These three shades are 'Volkswagen Colour Concept' custom orders for which the car is removed from the assembly line to be hand-painted in a separate shop.

To further stand out, all final-run Golf Rs coming here will sit on 19-inch 'Black Pretoria' alloy wheels, and be fitted with gloss black door mirrors, Nappa leather-appointed upholstery, and a Dynaudio 'premium' audio system.