Just under five years ago, Spanish motoring publication km77 found the 2020 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 eTSI a bit underwhelming in the moose test. Back then, it couldn't do better than 69 kilometers an hour ...

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 ...

UPDATE 10/6/25: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. The winding rural roads that lead to West Virginia's Summit Point Motorsports Park are the perfect appetizer for a real ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R defines modern hot-hatch performance, combining impressive power with real-world practicality.

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

While we'd love to be proven wrong, it's extremely likely this mule is rigged to test the upcoming VW T-Roc R, which shares a drivetrain with the Golf R. First, the facts. We’re looking at a ...

Volkswagen is no stranger to special edition Golf Rs as we’ve seen multiple versions over the past few years. The Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition arrived in 2022, while the Golf R 333 followed in 2023 ...

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 ...

From the January/February 2026 issue of Car and Driver. Losing another manual transmission frustrates us nearly as much as missing out on breakfast at Whammy Burger by three minutes. We North ...