It also helps the Golf R run the 0-60 mph test in only 5.6 seconds. Volkswagen’s best only comes with a six-speed manual transmission, unlike the original R32s that used six-speed DSG boxes.

VW doesn’t offer the GTI as an estate, but its fancier R brother has been available as a wagon in Europe since 2015. And it’s back for 2025 as part of the facelifted Mk8.5 Golf lineup that ...

Volkswagen has unveiled the new Golf R-line package, which looks to preview the styling of the mk7 Golf R. The pack follows the usual R-line recipe, adding some tautness and aggression to 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 ...

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 ...