In this video, we take the VW Golf R Mk8.5 Variant onto the unrestricted German Autobahn to experience its acceleration, top ...

The VW Golf R 8.5 is tested on both road and track to see whether it still deserves its reputation as one of the strongest ...

What makes a hot hatchback even better? More hatchback—that is, when it’s stretched out into a station wagon. We all know most Americans aren’t enthusiastic about the body style, but the enthusiasts ...

Volkswagen has unveiled the facelifted Golf R and Golf R Variant, following a preview earlier this month. They combine added performance with updated styling and new technology. Like the Golf GTI, the ...

It was mid-November when our spy photographers managed to capture the facelifted VW Golf R hot hatch testing alongside its more practical sibling, the Golf R Variant, and back then, both cars put ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R offers an impressive performance pedigree. Its 2.0-liter turbo four makes 315 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque when paired to its 6-speed manual transmission. That ...

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 ...