Volkswagen is busily preparing a milestone model—the Golf R Series 25th Anniversary Edition. This model will be equipped with a 2.5-liter turbocharged five-cylinder gasoline engine derived from the ...

A road and track review of the 2025 VW Golf R 8.5, filmed in 4K. This video includes a 0-60 mph test, handling impressions, ...

Few automakers do daily-driver hot hatchbacks, as well as Volkswagen, does. VW effectively invented the category more than four decades ago with the MK1 Golf GTI. Now, with the latest GTI and Golf R, ...

Volkswagen is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Golf R in 2027 with the introduction of a truly symbolic ...

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 ...

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 ...

Volkswagen recently launched the Golf R Performance in Europe, an extra special Golf R fitted with an Akrapovic exhaust system, extra slippery body panels, and bigger brakes. To be honest, we had ...

We loved our 2016 VW Golf R long-term test car and its impressive performance, and the latest version takes its capabilities to another overall level. In addition to Comfort, Sport, Race, and ...

The Volkswagen Golf R is the definitive hot hatch, but it appears the company could be working on an even more extreme variant. Little is known about the model, but spy photographers recently snapped ...

The Volkswagen Golf R has always been a traditional go-to in the hatchback market. More specifically, it’s the go-to for guys that want performance. Unfortunately, it kind of trails behind the ...

While the Volkswagen Golf R remains one of the very best hot hatches on the market, it’s hard to deny that it lacks some of the panache of its rivals, particularly the Ford Focus RS. The Golf R ...

Last April, Volkswagen announced a Performance Package for the upcoming 7.5 generation of the Golf R, it’s hottest hatchback to date. The package adds huge 17-inch brakes, Akrapovic performance ...