Turns out a frozen lake and studded tires is all you need to have fun in the new Golf R—now more powerful than any other ...

and a drift contest, all designed to showcase the performance of VW’s R models. Naturally, Schafer wasn’t about to go easy. He chose the VW Golf R Black Edition, while Thielebein climbed into ...

The Golf is now in its eighth generation, with the 2025 model acting as a facelifted version internally known as the Mk8.5. It gains 13 horsepower from the previous model, revised ...

Get the latest car news, reviews, and features.

Most wagon owners won't drift their family cars en route to ... Sadly, non-GTI or Golf R versions of VW's hatch likely won't return to our shores. Volkswagen 2025 Volkswagen Golf R.

The VW Golf R is seriously capable and bonkers quick ... 19-inch wheels and raising the top speed to 168mph also adds two new modes: Drift mode, which shoves a load of power to the rear outside wheel ...

So in honor of the event, VW decided to have a little fun involving Tanner Foust and a 900-horsepower Rockstar Drift car. Pro cyclist Tim Johnson rides along with Foust, showing him the ...