HIGHS Plucky 328-hp turbo four, standard all-wheel-drive, serious performance and thrills. LOWS Manual transmission is forevermore MIA, Euro-Package seats add support but lack ventilation, GTI is ...

What is it?The Golf R is, as most people know, a hugely capable, practical and downright fast hot hatch. However, Volkswagen has seen fit to give it the smallest of upgrades with a new Performance ...

For decades, the Volkswagen Golf R has been the “adult” in the hot-hatch room: fast, composed, and sophisticated. But it ...

Volkswagen’s 50th anniversary hot hatch just reclaimed the Nürburgring FWD crown from Honda’s Civic Type R after failing last ...

In recent years, the Volkswagen Golf R has become somewhat of an odd proposition. It’s deservedly renowned for its versatility—a comfortable super tourer among hot hatches one minute, and an apex ...

Volkswagen has never made a Golf GTI as capable, as powerful, and as sporty as the Edition 50. Built to celebrate the GTI's 50th birthday, the Edition 50 effectively offers Golf R performance in a ...

PROS ›› Great performance, fun to drive, practical and stealthy, improved infotainment CONS ›› No beauty, not available in US, steering wheel buttons The GTI’s near-50-year career means it’s still the ...

Since picking up his first set of MicroMachine toy cars as a toddler, Chris knew he had a passion for automobiles embedded in his soul. It wasn't until he started flipping through car magazines a ...