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Along with increased engine output, the refreshed 2025 Volkswagen Golf R boasts updated styling and tech. Plenty of power should help ease the sting of Volkswagen not offering the wagon version of the ...

View post: This Metal Tool Box Is ‘Just as Durable as a Craftsman’ — And It’s on Sale for Under $100 at Amazon The Volkswagen Golf R is perhaps the most well-rounded hot hatchback available, if you’re ...

What makes a hot hatchback even better? More hatchback—that is, when it’s stretched out into a station wagon. We all know most Americans aren’t enthusiastic about the body style, but the enthusiasts ...

View post: Mazda Replaces Its Signature Knob With a Touchscreen — and Says It’s Safer The Volkswagen Golf R entered the automotive scene back in 2002 and quickly became a staple of the segment. More ...

If you like driving, but also live in the real world, there's no better option than a hot hatchback. Hot hatches combine performance with practicality and (usually) affordability, and Volkswagen is ...

Against all odds, hot hatch fans are spoiled for choice right now. What once seemed like a dwindling segment now has compelling, quirky options from Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, and others, each hoping to ...

Watch the VW Golf R MK7.5 hit an insane 269 km/h on the Autobahn with its Akrapovič exhaust delivering pure sound! 🚀🔥 Experience the raw power, lightning-fast DSG shifts, and AWD grip in this epic ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R offers an impressive performance pedigree. Its 2.0-liter turbo four makes 315 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque when paired to its 6-speed manual transmission. That ...

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 ...

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 ...