HIGHS Plucky 328-hp turbo four, standard all-wheel-drive, serious performance and thrills. LOWS Manual transmission is forevermore MIA, Euro-Package seats add support but lack ventilation, GTI is ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R offers an impressive performance pedigree. Its 2.0-liter turbo four makes 315 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque when paired to its 6-speed manual transmission. That ...

Volkswagen is preparing a new Golf R-based race car with Max Kruse Racing for the 2027 Nürburgring 24 Hours. The Golf R 24H ...

While we'd love to be proven wrong, it's extremely likely this mule is rigged to test the upcoming VW T-Roc R, which shares a drivetrain with the Golf R. First, the facts. We’re looking at a ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel-drive GTI-plus hot hatch. Volkswagen pushed the R to a new level with the introduction of the torque-vectoring rear differential that arrived ...

The head of Volkswagen's R division describes the new race car as “the most spectacular Golf R to date,” built to take on the ...

The new Golf GTI Clubsport 8.5 is put to the test on both road and track to see how it compares against the more powerful ...

We're just a few months into 2026 and already I bring you a review that has without a doubt earned a spot on my favorite test rides on the year. Of course, its no surprise given that it also ...

The Volkswagen Golf R popularized the hot-hatch genre of sporty, higher-performance versions of more-pedestrian models, starting with the transformation of the European Golf in the 1970s and the ...