2.0 litre petrol inline four, turbocharged, all-wheel drive First of the turbo Rs, and genuinely fast 5.5sec 0-62, tremendous grip Few major issues to worry about Short run means few on sale, so could ...

The hot hatch kings, namely the Audi RS3 Sportback and Mercedes-AMG A45, pale next to this heavily tuned sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf R. To explain just how powerful it is, one would need to throw ...

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 ...

A solid £11k separates a new £30k Mk7 Volkswagen Golf R from a £19k Clio 200 Turbo. But let depreciation kick in and that gulf vanishes, though you do need to step back a generation to the Mk6 Golf R.

Bought used golf R at 100k miles. Currently needs new struts dcc (3000), water pump 3rd time (2500), and walnut blasting (500). Maintenance is not cheap on these cars ...

While the Volkswagen Golf and Audi A3 have shared a platform since the latter's introduction in the mid-1990s, the German automakers have consistently differentiated their high-performance models. The ...

History is usually written by the winner, and, as far as hot hatches are concerned, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is king. The inaugural variant, dubbed the Mk1, first showed up in 1975 at the Frankfurt ...

As we edge closer to the global unveiling of the eighth-generation VW Golf, it’s time to continue our retrospect by looking back at its sixth generation, which was produced between 2008 and 2012. All ...

So what exactly do you do when a manufacturer doesn’t sell what you want? You build it of course. Front end conversions are nothing new to report, some are done right and some… not so much. But this ...

The story of the Volkswagen Golf R goes back to the years when the Mk4 and Mk5 variations were bearers of the R32 moniker. These impressive hatches boasted 3.2-litre VR6 engines as their beating heart ...