This high-mileage VW Golf R32 MK5, with 298,525 km, takes on the German Autobahn to see how much performance remains. Featuring its iconic VR6 engine and AWD drivetrain, the video captures raw ...

Yes, the Golf R is getting the RS3’s iconic engine. The Volkswagen Golf R is perhaps the most well-rounded hot hatchback available, if you’re willing to pay for it. Between its powerful turbocharged ...

Here comes that sound again. A low, chesty V6 thrum, building to a frantic yowl at high revs that threatens to knock the birds from the trees and scare the wild boar clean out of the forest. It’s part ...

Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

Volkswagen is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Golf R hot hatch by building a birthday present for itself. The Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years edition comes, as the name implies, 20 years after the ...

I’m not sure who had “exploding VW Golf values” on their 2023 bingo card, but props if that’s you. Just a few weeks after a Mk2 GTI sold for $87,000 on Bring a Trailer, another special example—this 97 ...

With a firm but certainly not uncomfortable ride, the car was more than suitable for daily driving, but it also felt – and sounded – more special than a GTI. The dynamic changes extended to a ...

The Golf R32 is the Volkswagen by which all others should be measured, timeless yet ambitious in terms of engineering. Having this many cylinders in an old, small hatchback just makes it very ...

Imagine you’re browsing a giant museum dedicated to the history of cars. You’ve just crossed into The Great Hall of Hot Hatch fame, and the walkie-talkie tour-guide gestures to an immaculate VW Golf ...