This video explores the facelifted 2025 VW Golf R MK8.5 with a full-speed test on Germany’s Autobahn. With 333 HP, sharper ...

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 ...

Having premiered the facelifted Golf lineup last week, including the GTI front-wheel drive hot hatch, Volkswagen has now turned its attention to the upcoming Golf R. The range-topping member of the ...

Volkswagen is no stranger to special edition Golf Rs as we’ve seen multiple versions over the past few years. The Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition arrived in 2022, while the Golf R 333 followed in 2023 ...

UPDATE 10/6/25: This review has been updated with instrumented test results. The winding rural roads that lead to West Virginia's Summit Point Motorsports Park are the perfect appetizer for a real ...

In 2014, the R 400 concept was the first hint that such a weapon was coming. At the time, VW said a production version was on its way, but never did. Well, it wasn’t the first time a carmaker reneged ...

Since picking up his first set of MicroMachine toy cars as a toddler, Chris knew he had a passion for automobiles embedded in his soul. It wasn't until he started flipping through car magazines a ...

Just under five years ago, Spanish motoring publication km77 found the 2020 Volkswagen Golf 1.5 eTSI a bit underwhelming in the moose test. Back then, it couldn't do better than 69 kilometers an hour ...