Let's get this straight right off the bat: The Volkswagen R32 is not as fast as the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Nor does it have the grip of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But you know what? Who cares.

Viknesh Vijayenthiran February 8, 2007 Comment Now! Volkswagen today announced the return of its motorsport-inspired R32 at the Chicago Auto Show, a potent hatch with much of the same running gear as ...

Max Voorhees is an avid car enthusiast who loves Euro imports and JDM cars. Taught by his brother from a young age, he has learned how to fix his own cars, as well as those of his friends. He loves to ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

The Golf R32 is the Volkswagen by which all others should be measured, timeless yet ambitious in terms of engineering. Having this many cylinders in an old, small hatchback just makes it very ...

Volkswagen Golf fans apparently have money to burn, with prices for solid examples of the now classic hot hatch selling for unbelievable sums of money. The latest example is a 2004 Golf R32 with ...

I’m not sure who had “exploding VW Golf values” on their 2023 bingo card, but props if that’s you. Just a few weeks after a Mk2 GTI sold for $87,000 on Bring a Trailer, another special example—this 97 ...

August 9, 2005 -- WOLFSBURG, Germany -- It was the most powerful Golf ever. The Golf R32 powered by a 177 kW (241 bhp) engine was first launched in August 2002. Not only was it one of the hottest cars ...

made its U.S. debut to a group of its likeliest fans. The "Volks" in the Volkswagen name might refer to regular ol' folks in the Vaterland, but that's not true in North America, where VW buyers have ...

When it comes to factory hot hatches, one of the quickest is the Golf R. While it came to the US, American drivers missed out ...

If there’s one driver’s car that Volkswagen should be remembered for, it’s the R32. This was the Germans’ answer to the hot hatch and made for one of the best driving commuters that could be bought ...

The VW Golf Mk8 has just received a mid-lifecycle update, but the German tuner JMS Fahrzeugteile revisited the good-old Mk4, dressing it with an aggressive bodykit. The visual modifications are ...