H istory repeating itself is nothing rare in the automotive business, and for the Volkswagen Golf, its contribution to such ...

Getting a driver’s license is a milestone, equal parts freedom, responsibility, and, if you’re under 18 and unsupervised in a tuned Golf R, apparently an opportunity to test your Fast & Furious ...

Congrats to the Volkswagen Golf,  MotorTrend's 2026 Car of the Year!  The GTI and R performance variants received the honor - ...

After equipping the Golf with four- and six-cylinder powertrains, the thrilling turbocharged I-5 is reportedly on the way.

If you like driving, but also live in the real world, there's no better option than a hot hatchback. Hot hatches combine performance with practicality and (usually) affordability, and Volkswagen is ...

The Golf R and Golf R Variant are on the starting line: Volkswagen presents the two new top-of-the-range Golf models in a world premiere. They come with optimised driving dynamics, exclusive standard ...

Mechanically, there wasn't really anything wrong with the MK8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R. In fact, they were both pretty awesome. Redesigning an icon like the MK7 Golf is no easy task, but Volkswagen ...

What makes a hot hatchback even better? More hatchback—that is, when it’s stretched out into a station wagon. We all know most Americans aren’t enthusiastic about the body style, but the enthusiasts ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Kia’s new and highly anticipated performance hot EV hatch is on schedule to debut next year, beating Volkswagen’s aspirations to make an all-electric Golf R. Britain’s AutoExpress recently caught wind ...