Volkswagen Golf R Variant Priced at €43,000, Goes on Sale with Standard DSG
2 Feb 2015, 11:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This 300 horsepower super-wagon costs almost as much as a base model Porsche Boxster, but it comes with all the bells and whistles
2015 Golf R Launch Edition Costs $39,000, Goes on Sale in January
20 Dec 2014, 12:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen of America has just announced it will begin taking orders for the first 500 units of the 2015 Golf R, all of which will belong to the launch edition. Die-hard Golf fans will have to fork ...
Remus Says It Can Install an Exhaust Faster than a Girl Can Get Dressed
4 Dec 2014, 17:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Since this is a very dull Thursday, we might as well have a throwback moment and check out a couple of funny clips from 2011. Back then, Volkswagen was still selling the Golf 6 R, a slightly softer ...
Golf R Goes Mental With 400 HP Tuning Kit from ABT in Essen · Live Photos
28 Nov 2014, 17:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / 400 horsepower is just a number, but to get that much from a 2-liter turbo engine is very cool. That's like a Fiesta 1.0 EcoBoost having 200 horsepower. Yet German tuner ABT has managed to sque...
300 HP Volkswagen Golf R Variant Makes Video Debut: It's a Bit Weird
21 Nov 2014, 11:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A Golf estate has never been something to lose your head over… until this week, when Volkswagen officially took the wraps off the all-new Golf R Variant at the Los Angeles Auto Show. By combi...
Golf GTI Roadster Makes Debut in LA, Needs to Go into Production · Live Photos
20 Nov 2014, 15:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Besides the R Variant and the HyMotion fuel cell car, Volkswagen also brought two crazy concept cars to the Los Angeles Auto Show, both being seen for the very first time on US soil. Of the two, ...
Volkswagen Announces 2015 Golf R US Pricing
19 Nov 2014, 15:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen of America has just announced that the all-new Golf R hot hatch will arrive in dealerships for the price of $36,595 plus $820 for the destination. This statement was made from the sidelin...
Golf GTI Roadster and Golf R400 Concepts Making US Debut in Los Angeles
14 Nov 2014, 17:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Europe always gets the best stuff from Volkswagen, we've already established that, but when it comes to concepts, they don't have to make quite the same compromises. The makers of Jettas a...
420 HP Golf R: Why It's Not Going to Happen
12 Nov 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Every Golf GTI, GTD or R owner in the world probably knows about the extreme-looking R400 Concept Volkswagen presented at the Beijing Auto Show back in April. As the name suggests, this supercar of ...
Volkswagen Powertrain Chief: More R Performance Models Coming – Polo and Passat
8 Oct 2014, 08:27 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With 300 horsepower, decent fuel economy and a very competent new Haldex 5 all-wheel drive system that can even slide the tail, the Golf R is considered by many to be the sweet-spot in Volkswagen�...
Monster Golf R36 Bi-Turbo Humiliates German Performance Cars
25 Aug 2014, 10:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / From the very first moment we saw the title of this next video, we knew something strange was going on. After all, why would a Golf R be allowed to race at the Moscow Mile, where only the big boys w...
Monster 1000 HP Golf Mk1 Hits 280 KM/H in 8.8 Seconds
16 Jun 2014, 11:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nowadays, the Volkswagen Golf is the quintessential family car, the benchmark for all things 5-door in the European market. But when it was first launched 40 years ago, VW and the German auto indust...
Word from the 'Ring: VW Still Undecided on Golf R Estate
21 May 2014, 10:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Our spies stationed at the Nurburgring have sent us fresh information about what the Germans are up to. A second prototype for the upcoming Golf R Estate has once again been seen going round the tra...
Second Golf R Estate Prototype Spotted with Quad Exhaust
20 May 2014, 13:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While thousands of GTI fans are getting ready for the biggest annual event in the hot hatch calendar, Volkswagen is making them an estate that can keep up with sportscars. It's called the Golf ...
Oettinger Makes a Killer 400 HP Golf R · Video
15 May 2014, 21:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here on autoevolution, we’re big fans of getting more bang for the buck and performance underdogs. That twin-turbo V6 powered Golf R we showed you at the beginning of the week is a good exampl...
Monster Golf R 3.6 Bi-Turbo Is Faster than a Ferrari 458 Speciale
13 May 2014, 18:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The 300 horsepower Golf 7 R is by far the fastest production Volkswagen ever, easily keeping up with some dedicated sportscars, partly because of its all-wheel drive system. But it's a joke com...
Golf 7 R Wrapped in Sparkling Berry Matte
7 May 2014, 12:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Without a doubt, the Golf 7 R is one of the most exciting cars in Germany right now. Sure, it might not be quite as dynamic as a BMW, but the VW badge and the legendary R nameplate compensate. Bu...
Golf 7 R Onboard POV Autobahn Test
5 May 2014, 11:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Schoner Golf of the moment is of course the new R, based on the seventh generation compact car platform. It's the sort of hot hatch that can do seemingly everything and has armies of fans d...
Volkswagen Golf Variant and Scirocco Updated with R-Line Packages
29 Apr 2014, 20:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has announced the Golf Variant and Scirocco facelift ranges will be updated by the arrival of new R-Line packages. These update the look of the cars and give them a sportier appearance wi...
Volkswagen Golf R With 400 HP to Make Debut in Beijing
17 Apr 2014, 10:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / An even more hardcore version of the new Golf R has been announced by Volkswagen for this year's Beijing Auto Show. On April 20, the R 400 Concept will be shown at the Chinese venue and based o...