2022 VW Golf R Gets $2,500 Cat-Back Exhaust, Owner Asks If It's Worth It
5 Mar 2022, 23:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Spending $2,500 on an exhaust system may seem steep, but you get to have one made by a specialist company that ensures a perfect fit. This is the difference
Tuned Volkswagen Golf R Goes for Its Top Speed With 450 HP Under Its Hood
3 Mar 2022, 18:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Activating the Launch Control on a tuned Golf R may appear like you are placing the vehicle in a slingshot. With 450 horsepower and 500 Nm, it may feel like it
Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R Get New Accessories as Options, It's All for Show
16 Feb 2022, 17:29 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen has announced it will offer a range of accessories that can be fitted by dealers to 2022 Golf GTI and Golf R models. There is no performance benefit
The All-New Volkswagen Golf R Gets a Pass From Doug DeMuro Despite Some Disappointments
28 Dec 2021, 18:28 UTC · By: Stephen Rivers / As Doug notes the Golf R has always been the more subtle and grown up hot hatch but it's not that attitude that he's so disappointed with
Drag Race Between VW Golf R and Cupra Leon R Puts FWD Against AWD, Doesn't Disappoint
23 Nov 2021, 12:58 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Have you ever wondered what is the fastest between two closely-related cars but with different specifications? Wonder no more, as there is an answer
Examining the Capable EA888 Evo4 Engine That Powers the Latest Golf GTI and Golf R
23 Oct 2021, 11:26 UTC · By: Vlad Radu / Codenamed EA888 Evo4, this 2.0-liter can produce either 241 or 315 hp in VW's latest Golf GTI and R models thanks to the advanced technologies it utilizes
1,000-HP Battle: Golf R Drag Races Impreza WRX STI
18 Oct 2021, 20:22 UTC · By: Dragos Chitulescu / Two different station wagons, both running with AWD and 500 horsepower, are about to go head-to-head down the quarter-mile: Who is going to win?
Volkswagen Golf R Vs BMW M3 Competition Drag Race. Surely, It Can't. Can It?
28 Sep 2021, 12:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / This has the potential to turn everything you think to know about cars on its head if it goes one way, and make you go 'phew' if it goes the other
Is the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R an Updated Golf R 7.5?
17 Aug 2021, 09:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Since the Mk8 and Mk7 Golf R models share the MQB platform, some people believe that the new car comes with parts from the old model. This video breaks it down.
2022MY Updates for VW Models Bring More Standard Tech, Promise of More Refreshes
10 Aug 2021, 07:19 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / We already know the pricing strategy of the most important or popular models in the American range, and Volkswagen is now giving us a complete overview
Tanner Foust Drives 2022 VW GTI and 2022 VW Golf R at Willow Springs
28 Jul 2021, 11:04 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Tanner Foust lapped the Willow Springs track in Rosamund, California, with the new 2022 VW Golf R and the 2022 VW GTI. Here is what he thinks of them.
Volkswagen Golf R Coupe Redesign Looks Ready for Drag Racing Domination
27 Jul 2021, 19:54 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A (virtual) relatively accessible coupe from Volkswagen with the Golf R's performance (or better) and some of its design cues? Yes, please
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Debuts in Chicago With 315 HP, Manual and $44,640 Price
14 Jul 2021, 20:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The most expensive Golf ever is also the most powerful, most high tech and fastest. But will it be good enough for the next-gen WRX STI?
750HP Volkswagen Golf R Is the Most Powerful in Its Country, Looks the Part
7 Jul 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you don't find the fact a two-liter four-cylinder engine can develop this kind of power on pump fuel alone astonishing, you must have a very exciting life
Aston Martin Vantage GT8 Drag Races VW Golf R, Gap Is Bigger Than the GT8's Wing
23 Jun 2021, 11:59 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Two very different cars (but with strangely similar specs) put on a great show in a series of very unbalanced drag races
2022 Golf R Drag Races BMW M4 Competition, Results Are Surprising
28 May 2021, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're not surprised that the Golf R launches better, but the power of the M4 Competition's 3.0-liter straight-six is too much for the VW to deal with
Volkswagen Golf GTI Goes Up Against "Mini Muscle Car" Golf R in Unwinnable Fight
13 May 2021, 16:53 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you're looking for a way to make the Golf GTI seem slightly useless, look no further than its very close sibling, the Golf R
Volkswagen Golf R vs. BMW M135i: Has VW Really Made a Better Hot Hatch?
23 Apr 2021, 06:13 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / That's one question you never thought you'd be asking yourself, but then again you never thought the Golf would be more expensive, so there's that too
2022 Volkswagen Golf R vs. AMG A45 Hot Hatch Drag Race Is Surprisingly Close
20 Apr 2021, 20:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Only the drag race, though; the rolling races show just how much more power the AMG turbo delivers compared to its cheaper Volkswagen counterpart
Feisty 2022 VW Golf R Hits 60 MPH in 4s Flat, Then Rocks the Autobahn at 180 MPH
2 Apr 2021, 11:10 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / It's a completely stock example tested on summer tires; the impressive performance bests previous Automann-TV attempts performed on winter rubber