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 ...

This video features a modified Volkswagen Golf R preparing for a straight-line run on a closed track. The focus is on the car ...

The facelifted VW Golf GTI Clubsport is featured in this first review, highlighting updates to its performance, chassis ...

The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

Volkswagen is taking the Golf R to new extremes with an all-new special edition dubbed the 333. Based on the Golf R Performance, the Golf R 333 features a Lime Yellow Metallic exterior that contrasts ...

With the recent news of the end of the manual transmission for the GTI and Golf R, the writing is on the wall for one of the all-time-greatest performance cars, in this configuration anyway. They'll ...

Ever since Volkswagen revealed the Mk6 Golf R at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, everyone knew that compact hatchbacks would never be the same again. The Wolfsburg-based outfit still uses a 2.0-liter ...

A 900 WHP VW Golf 7 R with a Precision PT6466 turbo and DQ500 transmission sets incredible Dragy times — 60–130 mph in 3.87s — redefining what the EA888 can achieve. Dragy Motorsports has unveiled ...

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 ...

The German automaker tried a perspicuous joke by saying, "Winter is almost here, but the Golf R is getting Warmenau." We saw right through that, and we have our own bad joke to counter: "Summer is ...

The Golf R four-door hatchback has long been at the top of the Volkswagen performance lineup, offering a higher level of sportiness and sophistication than the related Golf GTI. With significantly ...

The Honda Civic Type R nameplate carries plenty of clout, but the Volkswagen Golf R’s AWD system could put the Japanese hatchback on the defensive. Hot hatches aren’t exactly a dime a dozen, and the ...