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 ...

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 ...

The Golf R is the old hand, having been part of Volkswagen’s U.S. lineup off and on since 2012. For 2025, it too gets a power bump, from 315 to 328 hp, with no change in torque. Unfortunately, the ...

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The Volkswagen Golf isn't as formidable a seller as it once was, but it is one of the longest running nameplates on the road today. VW is dropping the manual transmission option from the sporty Golf ...

Here are two of the hottest hatches on sale today, the Volkswagen Golf R and the Toyota GR Corolla. Both drive all four wheels, have five doors, six manual gears, and at least 300 horsepower. But the ...

In the intervening decades, the mega hatchback evolved to possess a 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 as it changed with the times, but it never lost its propensity for quick launches and entertaining ...