Updates 2015 VW Jetta Joins New Golf GTI and R in New York · Live Photos
17 Apr 2014, 08:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen's first car built on the new MQB platform came in 2012, the first 3-door versions of the Golf arriving in Germany in the last months of that year. Unfortunately, Americans have had t...
Golf R Estate Hits the Nurburgring as Carmakers Wage War on Boring Family Wagons
25 Mar 2014, 18:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Growing up in the early 2000's when the R32 was cool, I would have ever thought that a much smaller 2-liter engine fitted to a Golf Estate would one day make for one day make for a car that...
Golf 7 R Taken to 420 HP by B&B Automobiltechnik
7 Mar 2014, 16:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We all miss the VR6. It had character and presence in a way few other models of its time did. However, even though it packs a downsized 2-liter turbo, the new Golf R has a fantastically fruity exhau...
Golf R 3-Door Rides on Vossen Wheels in Florida
26 Feb 2014, 13:02 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hello kids. Today we're going to school you in the meaning of the letter R. Of course it's part of the alphabet, but for Vdub fans it means so much more, it means the ultimate version of t...
Japanese Volkswagen Golf R Launched with Detuned 280 HP Engine
22 Feb 2014, 13:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen has only been focusing hard on the Japanese market for a couple of years, but their efforts are showing. We've seen all sorts of crazy tuning projects involving Golfs and even the ti...
VW Golf R32 vs R20 Milltex Exhaust Battle
31 Jan 2014, 15:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Europe doesn't have Corvettes or Camaros and not every middle-aged man can afford a Porsche once the biological clock shows 45. So what's he to do, where is the fun car for the bloke who a...
2015 Volkswagen Golf R Is a Hot Hatch in Detroit · Live Photos
15 Jan 2014, 18:39 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / How hardcore can a hot hatch get? In America, that answer seems to be "look at the Golf R". The previous generation was only brought Stateside because people were asking for it. Hot ha...
Volkswagen Golf R Is a Chameleon in China
10 Jan 2014, 13:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've spent years laughing at the Chinese car clones, but we're at a point where the Chinese might as well laugh at us. Buick sells about 80% of its cars there and traditional European bra...
New VW Golf R: the 300 HP Performance Bargain of the Year
8 Nov 2013, 21:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / For a while now, Audi has dominated the fast estate market, Volkswagen the European compact market and Skoda the European affordable car market. Nobody other than the owners seems to love their cars...
New Volkswagen Golf R Available in Britain
8 Nov 2013, 16:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen UK just announced that order books have been opened for the brand new VW Golf R, based on the Mk7 platform and offering more power and performance than ever. The company has released t...
Frankfurt 2013: New Golf R Makes World Debut · Live Photos
10 Sep 2013, 10:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The opening of the IAA 2013 brings us a fresh perspective on the hot hatch world, as Volkswagen's stand brings with it a game-changer. The A7 generation of the Golf made its debut about a ye...
Exclusive: Volkswagen USA Undecided on New Golf R
5 Sep 2013, 11:23 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / With a potential 0 to 62 time of 4.9 seconds if DSG is specified, he 2014 Golf R is the fastest car they've ever made for us hot hatch fans. This halo car of sorts will be revealed in the flesh...
Volkswagen Drops More Photos of New Golf R. US Arrival Seems Likely
4 Sep 2013, 07:43 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / I know I've talked about the new Golf R way too much, but it really is an impressive machine. Ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next week, Volkswagen has dropped a lot more photos ...
Volkswagen Teases 53-Car Stand for Frankfurt 2013
22 Aug 2013, 13:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen's stand will be located at Hall 3.0 during this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. Wait, scratch that. Volkswagen's stand will be Hall 3.0, a massive 8,893 square meters of space...
2014 VW Golf R Keeping Up With a Cayman on the Nurburgring
21 Aug 2013, 16:15 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The purists will tell you Porsche needs to make naturally aspirated engines with manual gearboxes. Of course, in the real world, that just doesn't cut it any more. It all started with the BMW 1...
Volkswagen Reveals 300 HP Golf 7 : 0 to 100 KM/H in 4.9 Seconds with DSG
20 Aug 2013, 14:09 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're not going to say it… we're not going to say it… we're not going to say it… the new Golf R is awesome with a capital A! Just revealed by the German automa...
Volkswagen Teases New Golf 7 R, Says It Has 300 HP
20 Aug 2013, 07:16 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The sixth generation Golf R made it debut just four years ago in 2009. By ditching the old V6 design in favor of a newer 2.0 TSI, VW managed to make the car lighter without compromising performance....
2014 Volkswagen Golf 7 R Rendered
7 Jul 2013, 08:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that the new Golf R will be a very fast car, comfortably going into the 5-and-a-bit second range. The outgoing mode made the switch from the...
2014 VW Golf 7 R Testing at Nurburgring
18 May 2013, 10:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / U-shaped headlight graphics, five doors and heavy camouflage: whatever could it be? It’s the a test prototype for the Golf 7 R which VW engineers are testing at the famous Nurburgring track in...
Volkswagen Golf VII R Will Cost Less and Produce 300 HP
12 Apr 2013, 16:36 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / To be honest, the new Golf isn't that much lighter than the old one. But it is like the straight flush of family hatchbacks. Since it was launched last year at the Paris Motor Show, the variant...