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Widebody Golf R Gets Lip Concept Vossen Wheels in Japan
Widebody Golf R Gets Lip Concept Vossen Wheels in Japan

7 Jul 2016, 00:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The latest set of wheels from Vossen has a deep lip. A tuner in Japan seems to be into the German style of doing hot hatchbacks

 
7Down 2.0 Is a Lowered Golf R Variant in Pink
7Down 2.0 Is a Lowered Golf R Variant in Pink

16 Jun 2016, 05:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Call it the poor man's Cadillac CTS-V Wagon. This turbocharged performance Variant is more than happy to wear pink wheels

 
450 HP Golf R by O.CT Tuning Is the Ultimate Sleeper
450 HP Golf R by O.CT Tuning Is the Ultimate Sleeper

11 Jun 2016, 02:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / O.CT runs its own race car program, so durability shouldn't be a problem. However, we don't expect the turbo will last very long

 
The Face Your Girlfriend Will Make When You Give Her a 2016 Golf R With DSG
The Face Your Girlfriend Will Make When You Give Her a 2016 Golf R With DSG

26 May 2016, 19:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We didn't learn anything new about the Golf R, but we can tell you that the car doesn't lose anything by getting a DSG gearbox

 
Top Gear Drag Races Golf R, GTI and GTD with Predictable Results
Top Gear Drag Races Golf R, GTI and GTD with Predictable Results

19 May 2016, 20:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What happenend? Top Gear used to be the most creative car show in the world. Why have they tested three hot hatches from 2013?

 
This Golf R Has a 3.6-Liter V6 with 740 HP, Likes to Hunt Godzilla
This Golf R Has a 3.6-Liter V6 with 740 HP, Likes to Hunt Godzilla

29 Apr 2016, 02:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Drive gets to sample a hot hatch with Canadian flavor, as the 740 horsepower Golf R proves it's not a one-trick pony, but a great all-rounder

 
Volkswagen Scraps Golf R400, May Offer a Lighter R Instead
Volkswagen Scraps Golf R400, May Offer a Lighter R Instead

26 Apr 2016, 20:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We can say goodbye to the R400 concept we saw two years ago in Beijing. Volkswagen isn't going to build it and Dieselgate got the engineer fired

 
Drag Race: McLaren 675LT vs. 911 GTS vs. Golf R Proves Top Gear Ran Out of Ideas
Drag Race: McLaren 675LT vs. 911 GTS vs. Golf R Proves Top Gear Ran Out of Ideas

7 Apr 2016, 18:50 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Does a 300 horsepower hot hatchback stand any chance against a 911 and the best McLaren supercar short of the P1? Surely not

 
Volkswagen Golf R in Yellow: There's a First Time for Everything
Volkswagen Golf R in Yellow: There's a First Time for Everything

5 Apr 2016, 21:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This yellow is a 1,770 euro optional piece that sets the car apart from others like it, or at least that's the way we see it

 
What the VW Golf R / GTI Soundaktor Is and How to Disable It
What the VW Golf R / GTI Soundaktor Is and How to Disable It

24 Feb 2016, 01:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here is a short piece that explains what the VW Golf R soundaktor does and how you can remove it

 
How to Install a Golf R Bumper on a Mk6 GTI
How to Install a Golf R Bumper on a Mk6 GTI

19 Feb 2016, 19:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The front fenders are the same on these two cars, so you can change the bumpers and they will match perfectly without mods

 
Ford Focus RS Triumphs over Audi RS3 and Golf R Because It's the Most Fun Hatch
Ford Focus RS Triumphs over Audi RS3 and Golf R Because It's the Most Fun Hatch

18 Feb 2016, 17:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Focus RS is going to change the hot hatch market by combining AWD with a dedicated drift mode designed to let you have fun

 
Volkswagen Unveils Golf Racecar with 330 HP Based on Production Model
Volkswagen Unveils Golf Racecar with 330 HP Based on Production Model

9 Jul 2015, 16:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf racing car is front-wheel drive and powered by a 330 horsepower 2-liter turbo engine. The track is wider and the cabin is stuffed with a roll cage

 
VW Golf R Races A45 AMG and Subaru STI with Surprising Results
VW Golf R Races A45 AMG and Subaru STI with Surprising Results

29 Jun 2015, 14:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If money is no object, the A45 is the winner here. However, the Golf R and STI have their loyal following because they are cheaper

 
ABT Tests Acceleration of 400 HP Golf R, Reaches 100 KM/H in 4.4 Seconds
ABT Tests Acceleration of 400 HP Golf R, Reaches 100 KM/H in 4.4 Seconds

12 Jun 2015, 12:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / ABT Sportline has been playing with hotter Golf models for a very long time and they even have an in-house MkI GTI in their shop

 
Oettinger Reveals Monster VW Golf R500 at Worthersee 2015
Oettinger Reveals Monster VW Golf R500 at Worthersee 2015

15 May 2015, 07:14 UTC · By: Tudor Rus / Just when we thought Worthersee gave us everything in had in store, here comes Oettinger with a moster VW Golf packing 518 HP

 
Neon Green Golf R with 400 HP from ABT Coming to Worthersee 2015
Neon Green Golf R with 400 HP from ABT Coming to Worthersee 2015

13 May 2015, 17:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Besides the green Golf, ABT Sportsline will also show an updated S6 and a TT Roadster with 310 horsepower at the Worthersee GTI Meet 2015

 
ASPEC PPV400 Is a 400 HP Golf R from China That Looks Like a Lamborghini
ASPEC PPV400 Is a 400 HP Golf R from China That Looks Like a Lamborghini

11 May 2015, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've never heard of ASPEC before, but they did a wonderful job tuning the Golf R, extracting more power and adding carbon looks

 
Golf R vs Touareg V8 TDI Drag Race Is Closer Than You Think
Golf R vs Touareg V8 TDI Drag Race Is Closer Than You Think

2 Apr 2015, 09:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 300 horsepower 2-liter TSI versus 4.2-liter diesel with 340 horsepower and over twice as much torque. To find out who wins, watch this race

 
2015 Golf R Variant and GTD Variant Spec Sheets Reveal 1,575 KG Weight
2015 Golf R Variant and GTD Variant Spec Sheets Reveal 1,575 KG Weight

4 Feb 2015, 15:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 2015 Golf R Variant weighs almost 1.6 tons, as much as a BMW 335i. All that added tech may really show if you throw it at a corner