To understand the Mk4 Volkswagen Golf R32’s impact, it’s important to understand the Golf Mk4’s overall lack of appeal for driving enthusiasts. Here was a car that topped its class for perceived ...

The term "hot hatch" is normally associated with models such as the Golf GTI or Civic Type R, which have earned their reputation from decades of evolution and improvement. The term always stands for ...

The VW Golf GTI is one of the most iconic hot hatches, as the model that started the segment back in 1975. As with everything in life, the GTI bloodline had its ups and lows, with the ...

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The original Volkswagen GTI is credited with starting the entire hot hatchback phenomenon. But somewhere along the line, the mad scientists at Volkswagen decided their hot Golf wasn't quite as hot as ...

The VW Golf MK4 GTI is not remembered as the most exciting hot hatch of its era, but the German fashion brand HowDeep managed to convert it into an eye-catching showpiece thanks to a unique cartoonish ...

Unsure as to whether buyers really preferred a hot or a merely warm Golf GTI VW decided to hedge its bets with the Mk4 model. So it launched both a normally-aspirated 125hp 1.8-litre car and a 150hp ...

When it comes to the world of small cars, Volkswagen arguably has the most iconic design in automobile history with the Volkswagen Beetle. The round vehicle first entered the world in the late 1930s, ...

The mid-to-late 1990s were not a great time for the humble hot hatch. Insurance had killed off so many of the old favourites earlier in the decade, and the 21 st century revolution - complete with a ...

To understand the success of the MK4 R32, we have to first understand the model it was based on - the fourth-generation Golf. Some may argue that the MK4 Golf opened a new era for this German ...