Few engines scream like the VR6, especially when mated to a manual gearbox. This Golf 5 R32 delivers a visceral, analog ...

The 2025 VW Golf GTI drops the manual transmission but keeps its performance edge, playful handling, and signature hot hatch ...

Volkswagen has celebrated the Golf GTI's 50th anniversary early by debuting the 50 Edition as the nameplate's most powerful ever made.

Meet the Golf GTI Edition 50. We already knew it was Volkswagen’s fastest ever production car around the Nürburgring in the hands of, er, the extremely handy Benny Leuchter, and now we discover ...

To go along with the title of the fastest Golf GTI ever - courtesy of its confirmed ‘ring lap time - Volkswagen has ensured that the new Edition 50 can also be declared the most powerful thanks ...

Volkswagen's flagship Golf R has come in for its mid-life update, with more power and torque on tap and improved handling.

A senior Volkswagen executive has seemingly ruled out the prospect of a Clubsport variant of its Golf R performance hatch – at least in the near future – saying the brand is happy with what ...

At this moment in time, I can’t think of a quicker car for the task at hand than the 2025 Volkswagen Golf R. We’re on an indirect route between VW’s American headquarters in Virginia, and ...

The refreshed Golf R gets more power and some new options, but the interior foibles remain.

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 hot hatches increasingly rare, VW's commitment to practical sports cars is admirable. But is a missing manual the only issue the new Golf R and GTI face?

VW listened to fans and gave the GTI steering wheel buttons again. But the Golf R still doesn't get them, even though it costs $15K more.