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2024 Ford Mustang GT Drag Races 2024 VW Golf R – Loser Gets Absolutely Humiliated
2024 Ford Mustang GT Drag Races 2024 VW Golf R – Loser Gets Absolutely Humiliated

22 Apr 2024, 09:59 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Bonus drag race: the big winner met a completely different ride and got the chance to prove its mettle against it in a straight-line battle

 
1,300-HP Onslaught: VW Golf R Drag Races Audi RS 3 Until 'Rear Diff Has Left the Chat'
1,300-HP Onslaught: VW Golf R Drag Races Audi RS 3 Until 'Rear Diff Has Left the Chat'

20 Feb 2024, 13:51 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Sometimes, too much power isn’t the best solution to getting across the finish line ahead of the other guy, but reliable parts that work when needed most

 
2025 VW Golf R Goes Drifting in the Snow Ahead of This Year's Unveiling
2025 VW Golf R Goes Drifting in the Snow Ahead of This Year's Unveiling

30 Jan 2024, 09:26 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Volkswagen's upcoming Golf R was put to the test on snow and ice with two pro-racing drivers at the helm during an event hosted recently in Austria

 
Mind the Camo: 2025 VW Golf R Variant Spied in Europe Feeling at Home on Snow and Ice
Mind the Camo: 2025 VW Golf R Variant Spied in Europe Feeling at Home on Snow and Ice

15 Dec 2023, 08:45 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / North America won't get the facelifted Volkswagen Golf R Variant, aka the station wagon, but the all-wheel drive hot hatch will arrive here as a 2025 model

 
2023 VW Golf R Hot Hatch Hits the SH Market, Someone Should Declare Its Time of Death
2023 VW Golf R Hot Hatch Hits the SH Market, Someone Should Declare Its Time of Death

9 Dec 2023, 11:17 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / With a certificate of destruction accompanying it, this Volkswagen Golf R is for sale with only 7,579 miles on the odo. But is the engine still there?

 
2025 VW Golf R Spied in Hatch and Wagon Flavors, Can You Spot the Changes?
2025 VW Golf R Spied in Hatch and Wagon Flavors, Can You Spot the Changes?

14 Nov 2023, 10:34 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Volkswagen's facelifted Golf R hot hatch will arrive in US showrooms for the 2025 model year, likely with a small price bump and the same output

 
VW Golf R Goes From Hot Hatch to Overlander With Delta4x4's Tune
VW Golf R Goes From Hot Hatch to Overlander With Delta4x4's Tune

20 Jun 2023, 23:32 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Delta4x4 says that they will put it into production if it sparks enough interest. The conversion is estimated to cost the equivalent of roughly $38,000

 
Gone in Eight Minutes: VW's Eye-Wateringly Expensive Golf R 333 Is Sold Out
Gone in Eight Minutes: VW's Eye-Wateringly Expensive Golf R 333 Is Sold Out

3 Jun 2023, 06:41 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Despite costing more than the Touareg in its home market and the BMW M3 in the US, the new Volkswagen Golf R 333 was spoken for in no time

 
2023 BMW M2 Drags Porsche Cayman GTS and Tuned Golf R, Expect the Unexpected
2023 BMW M2 Drags Porsche Cayman GTS and Tuned Golf R, Expect the Unexpected

1 Jun 2023, 06:45 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Canada's Thomas Holland and Brit James Engelsman, the duo behind the "Throttle House" channel on YouTube, have an all-German battle for American glory

 
This BMW M240i Simply Annihilates a Golf R and a Caddy CT4-V in a Drag Race
This BMW M240i Simply Annihilates a Golf R and a Caddy CT4-V in a Drag Race

26 Feb 2023, 21:00 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / This BMW M240i simply can't help itself from destroying its competition during a no-nonsense quarter-mile drag race against a VW Golf R and a Caddy CT4-V

 
VW Golf R Grows Whiskers, Does That Mean It's Better at Hunting Hot Hatchbacks?
VW Golf R Grows Whiskers, Does That Mean It's Better at Hunting Hot Hatchbacks?

7 Oct 2022, 09:36 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Some say that due to those side canards, we might be looking at a more agile version of the Volkswagen Golf R. Do you agree?

 
Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition Coming to North America Priced From $44,940
Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition Coming to North America Priced From $44,940

1 Sep 2022, 13:53 UTC · By: Sergiu Tudose / The Volkswagen Golf R 20th Anniversary Edition will cost you $44,940 if you want a manual gearbox, or $45,740 if you’d rather have the automatic

 
This VW Golf R Sleeper With an Audi RS3-Swap Is the Ultimate Wolf in Sheep's Clothing
This VW Golf R Sleeper With an Audi RS3-Swap Is the Ultimate Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

26 Jul 2022, 09:11 UTC · By: Humphrey Bwayo / Alex, founder of Innovative Motorsports in Connecticut, puts 5 Cylinder engines in everything he can, on this Hoonigan special, he features some of his work

 
2022 Hyundai Elantra N DCT Drag Races Old VW Golf R, Prepare To Be Surprised
2022 Hyundai Elantra N DCT Drag Races Old VW Golf R, Prepare To Be Surprised

27 Jun 2022, 12:19 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Even though it's down on power compared to the Mk 7.5 Golf R, the Elantra N with the N DCT is no pushover in the 1/4-mile

 
2022 VW Golf R 20 Years Edition Launched in Germany, Costs More Than a New BMW 5 Series
2022 VW Golf R 20 Years Edition Launched in Germany, Costs More Than a New BMW 5 Series

2 Jun 2022, 10:47 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Celebrating the Golf R's 20th anniversary, the special edition model is also pricier than the more powerful Mercedes-AMG A 45

 
BMW M240i Faces Golf R and Civic Type R in Drag Race, Place Your Bets
BMW M240i Faces Golf R and Civic Type R in Drag Race, Place Your Bets

25 May 2022, 14:22 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / BMW's smallest coupe does not have a direct competitor from rival manufacturers. With that it mind, watch it race comparably-priced hot hatches

 
Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years: Most Powerful Golf Ever Will Make Your Neighbors Hate You
Volkswagen Golf R 20 Years: Most Powerful Golf Ever Will Make Your Neighbors Hate You

25 May 2022, 12:17 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Sporting a few upgrades over the regular Golf R, and being punchier altogether, the 2022 VW Golf R 20 Years Edition will be offered until mid-2023

 
Volkswagen Golf R Faces Toyota GR Yaris on the Track, It's Tighter Than You Think
Volkswagen Golf R Faces Toyota GR Yaris on the Track, It's Tighter Than You Think

20 Apr 2022, 20:27 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While the Golf R is more suited for a battle with a Toyota GR Corolla, the latter is yet unavailable, so a GR Yaris will have to do. And it does with pride

 
Mean-Looking Little VW ID.3 CGI-Steals Golf R Bumpers to Hide Slammed EV DNA
Mean-Looking Little VW ID.3 CGI-Steals Golf R Bumpers to Hide Slammed EV DNA

13 Apr 2022, 12:59 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Hugo Silva, the virtual artist better known as “hugosilvadesigns” on social media, is back with a follow-up to a recent JDM-German EV digital project

 
2023 Toyota GR Corolla Rivals (Old and New) Have a Few Reasons to Tremble
2023 Toyota GR Corolla Rivals (Old and New) Have a Few Reasons to Tremble

9 Apr 2022, 10:34 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / Toyota is boldly going where no full Gazoo Racing car has gone before, giving the humble yet legendary Corolla the full-blown rally-bred sporty (AWD) treatment