This 430HP VW Golf R MK8 is a serious Autobahn weapon. Tuned far beyond stock and paired with a titanium Akrapovic exhaust, ...

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 ...

Eight generations after its 1976 introduction, Volkswagen is continuing to refine its sublimely capable Golf GTI and its Golf R maximum-performance variant for 2025. With this refresh for the ...

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Let’s be real — we expected more. The new Volkswagen Golf R 8.5 finally hits the Nürburgring, and what starts with excitement quickly turns into a reality check. While the stock setup feels ...

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 ...

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The Golf R has represented the peak of Volkswagen performance for decades, building on the already-capable GTI with more powerful engines and AWD. This latest generation, introduced for 2022, drives ...