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Volkswagen Golf R Vs BMW M3 Competition Drag Race. Surely, It Can't. Can It?
Volkswagen Golf R Vs BMW M3 Competition Drag Race. Surely, It Can't. Can It?

28 Sep 2021, 12:08 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / This has the potential to turn everything you think to know about cars on its head if it goes one way, and make you go 'phew' if it goes the other

 
2021 VW Golf R Wagon Pricing Announced, Costs BMW 5 Series Money
2021 VW Golf R Wagon Pricing Announced, Costs BMW 5 Series Money

27 Sep 2021, 12:09 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / Volkswagen has officially put a price tag on the new-gen 2021 Golf R Variant sporty compact estate model in Germany, where it starts at €51,585

 
Is the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R an Updated Golf R 7.5?
Is the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R an Updated Golf R 7.5?

17 Aug 2021, 09:54 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Since the Mk8 and Mk7 Golf R models share the MQB platform, some people believe that the new car comes with parts from the old model. This video breaks it down.

 
Volkswagen Golf R Coupe Redesign Looks Ready for Drag Racing Domination
Volkswagen Golf R Coupe Redesign Looks Ready for Drag Racing Domination

27 Jul 2021, 19:54 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A (virtual) relatively accessible coupe from Volkswagen with the Golf R's performance (or better) and some of its design cues? Yes, please

 
750HP Volkswagen Golf R Is the Most Powerful in Its Country, Looks the Part
750HP Volkswagen Golf R Is the Most Powerful in Its Country, Looks the Part

7 Jul 2021, 13:52 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you don't find the fact a two-liter four-cylinder engine can develop this kind of power on pump fuel alone astonishing, you must have a very exciting life

 
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Variant Is Family Hauling Done Right
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Variant Is Family Hauling Done Right

7 Jul 2021, 08:06 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If the Golf R five-door hatchback is too small for your family-oriented lifestyle, fret not because the Variant has enough room for the dog as well

 
Tuned VW Golf R Learns What Bougie Means, in a Good Way
Tuned VW Golf R Learns What Bougie Means, in a Good Way

4 Jul 2021, 10:38 UTC · By: Cristian Gnaticov / ABT Sportsline’s tune for the new generation Volkswagen Golf R makes it almost as powerful as the latest Mercedes-AMG A 45

 
800+ HP Dodge Demon Loses Drag Race Against Tuned 414-HP Volkswagen Golf R
800+ HP Dodge Demon Loses Drag Race Against Tuned 414-HP Volkswagen Golf R

2 Jul 2021, 11:51 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / The mightiest of the current crop of American muscle cars has to admit defeat to a good, but not even the second-best German hot hatch

 
Aston Martin Vantage GT8 Drag Races VW Golf R, Gap Is Bigger Than the GT8's Wing
Aston Martin Vantage GT8 Drag Races VW Golf R, Gap Is Bigger Than the GT8's Wing

23 Jun 2021, 11:59 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Two very different cars (but with strangely similar specs) put on a great show in a series of very unbalanced drag races

 
VW Golf R and Mercedes-AMG A 45 S Stage Super Hot Hatch Drift Competition
VW Golf R and Mercedes-AMG A 45 S Stage Super Hot Hatch Drift Competition

2 Jun 2021, 20:02 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Two of the best hot hatches around (the Audi RS3 Sportback is the only other one with a shout) get together on track to see which is the best at sliding around

 
Volkswagen Golf GTI Goes Up Against "Mini Muscle Car" Golf R in Unwinnable Fight
Volkswagen Golf GTI Goes Up Against "Mini Muscle Car" Golf R in Unwinnable Fight

13 May 2021, 16:53 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / If you're looking for a way to make the Golf GTI seem slightly useless, look no further than its very close sibling, the Golf R

 
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Drag Races Audi RS6, Brutal Annihilation Follows
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Drag Races Audi RS6, Brutal Annihilation Follows

10 May 2021, 15:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We know the Golf R is more powerful than claimed and faster than all its direct rivals. But the RS6 is nearly twice the monster

 
VW Golf R Big Turbo Drag Races Ford Mustang, It's Not Even Close
VW Golf R Big Turbo Drag Races Ford Mustang, It's Not Even Close

10 May 2021, 11:43 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The German hot hatch came to the drag strip well-prepared for teaching its muscle car rival a lesson and the announcer didn't exactly help the latter

 
The VW Golf GTI Clubsport Might Be a Better Hot Hatch Than the Golf R
The VW Golf GTI Clubsport Might Be a Better Hot Hatch Than the Golf R

27 Apr 2021, 21:41 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / As the Golf range-topper, the R model is the one everybody aspires to own, but is VW "secretly" selling a better car at a slightly lower price?

 
Volkswagen Golf R vs. BMW M135i: Has VW Really Made a Better Hot Hatch?
Volkswagen Golf R vs. BMW M135i: Has VW Really Made a Better Hot Hatch?

23 Apr 2021, 06:13 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / That's one question you never thought you'd be asking yourself, but then again you never thought the Golf would be more expensive, so there's that too

 
2022 Volkswagen Golf R vs. Audi S3 Comparison Ends With Obvious Verdict
2022 Volkswagen Golf R vs. Audi S3 Comparison Ends With Obvious Verdict

7 Apr 2021, 14:47 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / If Mat Watson were to choose between the Golf R and S3 as his daily-driving performance hatchback, he would take the more expensive car, which is the Vee-Dub

 
Volkswagen Golf R vs. Honda Civic Type R Drag Race Is Embarrassingly One-Sided
Volkswagen Golf R vs. Honda Civic Type R Drag Race Is Embarrassingly One-Sided

25 Mar 2021, 13:46 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / They say there's no shame in losing, and they're right, but does that still stand when your defeat is more accurately described as a "thrashing"?

 
515-HP Stage 2 Audi RS3's Schooling of a 414-HP VW Golf R Doesn't Go as Planned
515-HP Stage 2 Audi RS3's Schooling of a 414-HP VW Golf R Doesn't Go as Planned

25 Mar 2021, 09:01 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You'd think that in an AWD vs. AWD race where weight doesn't really play a role, 100 hp should be enough to make a huge difference, but you'd be wrong

 
SEAT Leon Cupra vs. VW Golf R vs. Audi RS3 Is the Race of VW Group Diversity
SEAT Leon Cupra vs. VW Golf R vs. Audi RS3 Is the Race of VW Group Diversity

18 Mar 2021, 14:43 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Three hot hatches (one is actually a wagon, but it could have been a hatchback just as well) from the VW Group and not even two of them are remotely the same

 
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Shows Akrapovic Exhaust, Playful Drift Mode in This Video
2022 Volkswagen Golf R Shows Akrapovic Exhaust, Playful Drift Mode in This Video

22 Dec 2020, 19:56 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Drift mode is part of the €2,200 R Performance package, while the titanium exhaust system is another €3,700; they make the Golf R cool but expensive