In this video, we take a heavily modified VW Golf R MK8 with a turbo upgrade producing around 545 horsepower onto the German Autobahn to explore its acceleration from 0-100 km/h, 100-200 km/h, and 200 ...

Don your skinny jeans and join us for a journey back to the distant days of, erm, a few years ago ...

VW Golf challenges modified BMW M3 speed in a car-focused matchup that highlights performance, acceleration, and tuning. The ...

Volkswagen R is going back to the Green Hell, and it’s bringing something special along for the ride. The performance arm confirmed it will enter the 24 Hours of Nürburgring in 2027, with the timing ...

HIGHS Plucky 328-hp turbo four, standard all-wheel-drive, serious performance and thrills. LOWS Manual transmission is forevermore MIA, Euro-Package seats add support but lack ventilation, GTI is ...

The 2026 Volkswagen Golf R continues to position itself as a more refined alternative in the hot hatch segment. While rivals lean heavily into aggressive styling and raw performance, the Golf R blends ...

The 2026 Volkswagen Golf R joins our yearlong fleet to prove whether VW’s AWD hot hatch can still thrill while delivering ...

A quarter of a century ago next year, German carmaker Volkswagen gave life to its R performance brand. The birthplace of many extraordinarily powerful machines over the past 25 years, the company is ...

Golf GTI fans have earned some bragging rights over their Honda-loving rivals. That's because Germany's OG hot hatch just set a notable new record on the country's most famous racetrack. The ...

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and ...

Volkswagen’s Golf GTI is back on top at the Nürburgring for the first time in nine years. The Edition 50 anniversary special snatched the Nürburgring front wheel drive lap record back from Honda’s ...

Well, like all racing cars, aerodynamics and mechanical grip are equally important to a powerful but reliable powertrain, and this show car has a gargantuan front splitter complemented by dive ...