which shares its underpinnings and mechanicals with the Golf R. The two go-fast cars from Wolfsburg meet in a new drag race, which should help those of you looking for a sporty VW decide which ...

If you're undecided between the Volkswagen Golf R and the BMW M135, bear in mind that straight-line performance favors the larger automaker's hatchback ...

Volkswagen Golf R is the definition of a hot hatch, and both the VW CEO and Golf R's lead engineer took to the track to prove ...

Volkswagen’s top Golf, the all-wheel-drive Golf R, is getting a face-lift for the ... from semitrailers and school buses to off-road race buggies and hypercars. Jared is now a hermit with ...

There’s a very healthy aftermarket tuning scene geared to increasing the power of the previous-generation Golf R, from simple ... Switching to Race instantly sharpens the throttle response ...

The front-wheel-drive Golf GTI is still the everyman’s sports hatchback, offering affordable thrills since the ’70s, but VW’s R division has been churning out more extreme all-wheel-drive ...

Claimed 0-60 mph time has improved to 4.6 seconds for the hatch. With the available Performance Pack, the 2025 Golf R can hit a top speed of 167 mph, which matches the available top speed of the ...

Three years ago, when the eighth generation was still new, the Volkswagen Golf R came in for its fair share of criticism. After the well-loved seventh-gen R, we were less than impressed with the ...