Reserved and understated, the Golf R is the ideal hot hatch if you don't want to get pulled over and have your exhaust inspected all the time. After an extremely successful Mk7-based generation, VW is ...

Modified VW Golf 8 R takes on the Nürburgring in a fast-paced run that highlights the hot hatch’s performance-focused ...

The updated Golf improves on the outgoing model year with 13 more horsepower, for a new total of 328 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque through all four wheels, making it the most powerful VW Golf ever. Power ...

In recent years, the Volkswagen Golf R has become somewhat of an odd proposition. It’s deservedly renowned for its versatility—a comfortable super tourer among hot hatches one minute, and an apex ...

Eight generations after its 1976 introduction, Volkswagen is continuing to refine its sublimely capable Golf GTI and its Golf R maximum-performance variant for 2025. With this refresh for the ...

The 2026 Volkswagen Golf R compact hot hatch is the flagship of the Golf lineup and the most powerful production Golf sold in the U.S. It pairs a 328-hp turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder with a ...

In this guide we’ll be looking at the Mk 8.5 facelift model of Volkswagen’s high-performance all-wheel drive Golf R, launched in late June 2024. There was a whiff of ‘difficult second album’ about ...

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. VW has been making hot Golfs for as long as I’ve been on the planet—next year will be the ...