Mat Watson and company are back with another interesting three-way drag race. On this occasion, the contenders all wear Volkswagen and Golf badges. Be that as it may, not all Golfs are created equal.

In this video we take a 435HP VW Golf R MK8 onto the German Autobahn and push it all the way to an indicated 295 KMH, showing just how fast a tuned modern hot hatch can be. The Golf R MK8 combines a 2 ...

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 arrived ...

With the arrival of the Mk8.5 Volkswagen Golf GTI last week, it was only a matter of time before the R version would make an appearance. It turns out VW isn’t hanging around, giving us an early look ...

There’s plenty of smoke rising from the Volkswagen Golf family camp, but no fire yet. We’re still early in the buildup to what the Golf will become, said buildup full of special editions and ...

VW is inching closer to the launch of the revised Mk8.5 Golf R and has just dropped some new details about the model after inviting a bunch of journalists to drive the new model in prototype guise in ...

Volkswagen rolled out the new Golf in January, and ever since they've been dropping performance variants like a striptease for gearheads. The Golf R Mk8.5 is about to hit the streets, and it's packing ...

Volkswagen is ready to unveil the facelifted Golf GTI Clubsport, but there’s another hot hatch member of the lineup coming soon, with even more power and greater capabilities. The Golf R appeared in ...

The recent return of the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport didn’t bring with it any major surprises, but there could be more in store for the badge that signifies the harder, more focused versions of VW’s ...

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