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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 333 Deliveries Under Way, Most Expensive Golf Ever Set To Take Germany by Storm
VW Golf R 333 Deliveries Under Way, Most Expensive Golf Ever Set To Take Germany by Storm

8 Nov 2023, 15:00 UTC · By: Elena Luchian / Volkswagen started deliveries of a car that was completely sold out in eight minutes from the moment order books were open, the Golf R 333

 
Volkswagen Golf R Drag Races Audi RS 3 and S5, It's Over in 11.4 Seconds
Volkswagen Golf R Drag Races Audi RS 3 and S5, It's Over in 11.4 Seconds

11 Oct 2023, 15:08 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If you're a betting man, you might want to know that the RS 3 in Sam CarLegion's latest video upload is punchier than both the S5 and Golf R

 
Tuned Audi S5 Drag Races VW Golf R and Mercedes-AMG CLA 45, Takes No Prisoners
Tuned Audi S5 Drag Races VW Golf R and Mercedes-AMG CLA 45, Takes No Prisoners

15 Aug 2023, 13:09 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Much heavier, yet more powerful than both challengers, the S5 Coupe in the featured video is pretty darn quick in the quarter mile

 
Volkswagen Recalls Golf GTI and Golf R Over Potentially Deformed Strut Mounts
Volkswagen Recalls Golf GTI and Golf R Over Potentially Deformed Strut Mounts

25 Jun 2023, 20:40 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Nearly 60 units of the 2023 model year Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R are recalled due to a supplier's oversight during strut mount production

 
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

 
Volkswagen Unleashes Golf R 333 Limited Edition, Wouldn't Make Much Sense Stateside
Volkswagen Unleashes Golf R 333 Limited Edition, Wouldn't Make Much Sense Stateside

31 May 2023, 15:35 UTC · By: Cristian Agatie / Volkswagen announced the Golf R 333 Limited Edition in Germany, the first Golf R with a sequentially numbered badge in the interior

 
2023 Volkswagen Golf R Drag Races Tiguan R, Family Feud Ends as Anticipated
2023 Volkswagen Golf R Drag Races Tiguan R, Family Feud Ends as Anticipated

14 Feb 2023, 17:20 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / 13.2 seconds in the quarter mile for a compact crossover powered by a 2.0-liter turbo isn't bad, but it's not enough to keep the Golf R at bay either

 
This Dyno Race Is Like a Great Detective Story, Trying To Figure Out Who Did It
This Dyno Race Is Like a Great Detective Story, Trying To Figure Out Who Did It

3 Feb 2023, 20:58 UTC · By: Codrin Spiridon / Just like out of a great murder-mystery novel or movie, this dyno race pits four great cars against their original spec sheet information to see who's lying

 
Ford Mustang vs BMW M240i vs Audi RS 3 vs Volkswagen Golf R Drag Race Is Anyone’s Guess
Ford Mustang vs BMW M240i vs Audi RS 3 vs Volkswagen Golf R Drag Race Is Anyone’s Guess

12 Jan 2023, 14:32 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Mustang GT C/S certainly is the most exciting of the bunch thanks to its naturally-aspirated V8 engine, but it's not the fastest in the quarter mile

 
Police Caught a Golf R Doing 174 MPH, but Wait, Can This Volkswagen Even Go That Fast?
Police Caught a Golf R Doing 174 MPH, but Wait, Can This Volkswagen Even Go That Fast?

23 Nov 2022, 16:38 UTC · By: Marius Visan / The driver has been charged after he was caught driving over 174 mph in Mittagong, Australia. Law enforcement officers immediately withheld his driving license

 
Driven: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0T – Fun Needlessly Complicated
Driven: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0T – Fun Needlessly Complicated

20 Nov 2022, 09:42 UTC · By: Matt DeLorenzo / The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0T comes with a timeless design, upgraded the all-wheel drive system, and a more powerful engine under the hood

 
Volkswagen Recalls Certain 2016 Golf R Vehicles Over Software Issue
Volkswagen Recalls Certain 2016 Golf R Vehicles Over Software Issue

15 Nov 2022, 17:49 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A grand total of five examples of the 2016 model year Volkswagen Golf R are in for a body control module software update

 
2023 Honda Civic Type R Races FK8 CTR, Ford Focus RS, and VW Golf R, Mixed Results Ensue
2023 Honda Civic Type R Races FK8 CTR, Ford Focus RS, and VW Golf R, Mixed Results Ensue

15 Nov 2022, 16:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It's not quicker than the Focus RS and Mk. 8 Golf R from a dig, but from a roll, the FL5 surely is. Also from a roll, the previous FK8 is quicker than the FL5

 
2022 Hyundai Veloster N Races 2022 VW Golf R, It's Not Even Close
2022 Hyundai Veloster N Races 2022 VW Golf R, It's Not Even Close

21 Oct 2022, 20:10 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Had it been matched against the Golf GTI rather than the Golf R, the front-wheel-driven Veloster N may have had a chance

 
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 and Golf GTI Recalled Due to Production Oversight
Volkswagen Golf R and Golf GTI Recalled Due to Production Oversight

29 Sep 2022, 23:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / As if the German automaker from Wolfsburg didn't have enough quality-related issues, VW has admitted to not affixing the radiator properly in 8,038 hot hatches

 
2023 Toyota GR Corolla Drag Races VW Golf R, Subaru WRX STI Joins in on the Fun
2023 Toyota GR Corolla Drag Races VW Golf R, Subaru WRX STI Joins in on the Fun

14 Sep 2022, 13:17 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Although it's supremely fun in the twisties, the 2023 model year Toyota GR Corolla is barely faster than the Subaru WRX STI in the quarter mile