The regular Volkswagen Golf 4 was the German car maker’s attempt to move the model upmarket. A process that spawned one of the well-built and all-rounded compacts ever. The fact that there’s still ...

Volkswagen is changing its products to appeal to a more mainstream audience -- but thanks to the undying efforts of one in-house enthusiast, a very un-mainstream Golf is coming to America. We watched ...

While most of us dream of having an insanely powerful car to cruise the streets at the end of the week and perhaps race at the local track every now and then, others have invested huge sums into what ...

At the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled its new high-performance version of the Golf hatchback. Not only is the R32 the most powerful Golf-based model ever, but it’s ...

To understand the success of the MK4 R32, we have to first understand the model it was based on - the fourth-generation Golf. Some may argue that the MK4 Golf opened a new era for this German ...

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It's hard for everyone else to understand why some people set their hearts on one particular car and decide to invest way more than they should in it, but that's just the irrational way in which a ...

The original Volkswagen GTI is credited with starting the entire hot hatchback phenomenon. But somewhere along the line, the mad scientists at Volkswagen decided their hot Golf wasn't quite as hot as ...

Did you know that the original VW Golf R32 was the world’s first-ever production vehicle with a dual-clutch gearbox? It also stood as the pinnacle of the Golf MK IV range, powered by a new (at the ...

History is usually written by the winner, and, as far as hot hatches are concerned, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is king. The inaugural variant, dubbed the Mk1, first showed up in 1975 at the Frankfurt ...

When we first drove the Mk5 VW R32 (et 10/07), we gave it a slightly lukewarm reception: as did most others. However, our brief spell in the car didn't allow a final verdict. Yet we did suggest that ...