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Toyota GR Corolla Drag Races Volkswagen Golf R, Sadly Doesn't Cut It
Toyota GR Corolla Drag Races Volkswagen Golf R, Sadly Doesn't Cut It

10 Mar 2024, 03:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Obviously enough, the manual-equipped Toyota GR Corolla doesn't stand a chance against the more powerful and DCT-equipped Volkswagen Golf R in a drag race

 
The Most Affordable and Practical Performance Cars in the U.S. in 2024
The Most Affordable and Practical Performance Cars in the U.S. in 2024

28 Feb 2024, 18:43 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / You don't always need to break the bank to bring a performance vehicle into your family's stable, and it only sometimes needs to be impractical.

 
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 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