The midlife refresh for the Mk8 Golf R is relatively minor. There's a revised front fascia with an illuminated VW logo, front ...

Volkswagen Golf R is a wickedly quick hot hatch. While it isn’t as precise as a Civic Type R nor as tossable as a GR Corolla, ...

The car in question started its life as a standard Mk6 Volkswagen Golf R, fitted with a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four rated for 265 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. Because the owner had ...

Therefore one could suggest that VW were ahead of the curve with the Mk6 Golf R. When the R was announced with a mere 2-litre turbocharged engine, we yearned the passing of what we believed was ...

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 ...

With the Golf R’s increased punch, upgraded tech, revised styling, and more, it’s a better hot hatch, but there’s still room ...

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 ...

If you like driving, but also live in the real world, there's no better option than a hot hatchback. Hot hatches combine performance with practicality and (usually) affordability, and Volkswagen ...

Just after the hatchback Volkswagen Golf R bows out – an equivalent mk7 Golf can’t be far away – the convertible Golf gets the R treatment. Like the mechanically similar Scirocco R it has ...

The first part shows the Electronic Power Steering (EPS) ECU from a 2010 Volkswagen Golf Mk6 module (which rides on the back of the three-phase steering rack motor) being cracked open to reveal an ...