In one of our most read news stories of the past week, we walk you through pricing and details on the 2026 Volkswagen Golf ...

The Audi S3 and Volkswagen Golf R were both redesigned for the 2015 model year, offering almost identical specifications due ...

The Volkswagen Golf R popularized the hot-hatch genre of sporty, higher-performance versions of more-pedestrian models, starting with the transformation of the European Golf in the 1970s and the ...

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Remember the six-pot Golf VR6 4MOTION and the Golf VR6 Syncro before it? Said models paved the way for the six-cylinder Golf R32, which Volkswagen then replaced with the four-pot Golf R. Not long now, ...

Kia’s new and highly anticipated performance hot EV hatch is on schedule to debut next year, beating Volkswagen’s aspirations to make an all-electric Golf R. Britain’s AutoExpress recently caught wind ...

The GR Corolla and Golf R bring fierce all-wheel-drive hot-hatch performance—but beneath the shared drivetrain lie distinct personalities. The hot-hatch segment isn’t what it used to be. Once a ...

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Even though it may have lost its manual transmission, the latest Volkswagen Golf R still has plenty of strengths. That car may not actually be the ultimate version of the current Golf, though.

At the same time, Volkswagen is not neglecting the bread-and-butter sedans and hatchbacks that it has become known for over the decades. The Golf GTI and Golf R performance hatchbacks are all-new for ...