Front-wheel-drive hot hatch meets all-wheel-drive JDM icon! In this epic ¼-mile (Viertelmeile) drag race, the Volkswagen Golf ...

The 1.1-mile Jefferson Circuit at Summit Point Motorsports Park served as my playground to push the Golf R's limits. Strangely, VW had the heavier, non-Euro Style package cars on site for track time.

The 1.1-mile Jefferson Circuit at Summit Point Motorsports Park served as my playground to push the Golf R's limits. Strangely, VW had the heavier, non-Euro Style package cars on site for track time.

5 Reasons The Latest Golf GTI Is A Future Icon. ... Volkswagen has allowed the Golf R to remain at the top of the performance VW tree while still delivering the most powerful FWD Volkswagen yet. 3.

The new MIB3 infotainment interface is easier to operate thanks to larger icons, ... 2025 Volkswagen Golf R Vehicle Type: front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 5-passenger, 4-door hatchback.

For the 2025 model year, the $33,670 GTI (and its sister, all-wheel-drive, $48,325 stablemate, the Golf R, introduced in 2012) will no longer have a manual option.

Mechanically, there wasn't really anything wrong with the MK8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R.In fact, they were both pretty awesome.Redesigning an icon like the MK7 Golf is no easy task, but Volkswagen ...

There weren't a lot of smiles over at Volkswagen of America this quarter, as the company suffered declines across its entire ...

Where once the Golf R was pricier than its closest rivals, the Audi S3 and BMW M135, it now splits them. The Audi starts from a sturdy £47,550 while the newly-refreshed BMW comes in under the VW ...

I don't know why I continually underestimate the R—Ars has driven a few of them now, and you'd think I'd remember that maybe the R should stand for "raucous." VW has been making hot Golfs for as ...

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.