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Volkswagen Golf R Mk8 - What We Know So Far
Volkswagen Golf R Mk8 - What We Know So Far

7 Jan 2017, 19:20 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen is preparing the performance version of the eight generation Golf, and it is expected to arrive in 2019. It could provide up to 400 HP

 
Volkswagen Golf R SportWagen Facelift Flies on Nurburgring, Gets On Three Wheels
Volkswagen Golf R SportWagen Facelift Flies on Nurburgring, Gets On Three Wheels

7 Nov 2016, 15:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This might just be the last sighting of the facelifted Volkswagen Golf R SportWagen prototype before the model makes its official debut

 
2017 Volkswagen Golf R That's Already Broken Is Getting a Lot of Attention
2017 Volkswagen Golf R That's Already Broken Is Getting a Lot of Attention

4 Nov 2016, 17:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You've got to love the cover photo this Golf R owner chose for this YouTube video. Remember, this is a car he loved two months ago

 
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R Spotted at Nurburgring, Not Trying to Hide Its 310 HP
2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R Spotted at Nurburgring, Not Trying to Hide Its 310 HP

21 Oct 2016, 10:56 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan R is what happens when one of the hottest hatches on the market decides to grow up and becomes a crossover

 
Volkswagen Golf R Facelift Spied Testing With Wagon Body Style
Volkswagen Golf R Facelift Spied Testing With Wagon Body Style

16 Sep 2016, 13:38 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen engineers have been spotted while testing a pair of Golf R cars. One of the prototypes was a Variant, Volkswagen's name for wagons

 
Volkswagen Golf R SportWagen Facelift Spotted Trying to Hide Its Muscles
Volkswagen Golf R SportWagen Facelift Spotted Trying to Hide Its Muscles

13 Sep 2016, 19:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / This Volkswagen Golf R SportWagen test vehicle might be trying to conceal its sporty bits and bobs, but it's not fooling anybody

 
360 HP Volkswagen Golf R Officially Unveiled in Switzerland, Has ABT Tune
360 HP Volkswagen Golf R Officially Unveiled in Switzerland, Has ABT Tune

7 Sep 2016, 14:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is not the first hot hatch made specifically for Switzerland. A while back, Renault dedicated the Megane RS to the local air force

 
Ford Focus RS Takes on Civic Type R and Golf R... Again
Ford Focus RS Takes on Civic Type R and Golf R... Again

14 Aug 2016, 20:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As you can see from the links we've placed in the story, these hot hatchbacks have raced before and the results weren't always the same

 
Ford Focus RS Drag Race Against Golf R Is Closer Than the Numbers Suggest
Ford Focus RS Drag Race Against Golf R Is Closer Than the Numbers Suggest

22 Jul 2016, 17:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A 1/2 mile drag race is not relevant for the real world. But it's nice to see that the Golf R is not a helpless little hatch

 
Volkswagen Golf R in Yellow: There's a First Time for Everything
Volkswagen Golf R in Yellow: There's a First Time for Everything

5 Apr 2016, 21:22 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This yellow is a 1,770 euro optional piece that sets the car apart from others like it, or at least that's the way we see it

 
Honda Civic Type R Takes On VW Golf R in Hot Hatch Drag Race
Honda Civic Type R Takes On VW Golf R in Hot Hatch Drag Race

9 Mar 2016, 22:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / At first glance, the Civic Type R has a chance of winning because its 310 PS engine has slightly more power and torque than the Golf

 
What the VW Golf R / GTI Soundaktor Is and How to Disable It
What the VW Golf R / GTI Soundaktor Is and How to Disable It

24 Feb 2016, 01:55 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Here is a short piece that explains what the VW Golf R soundaktor does and how you can remove it

 
Golf R, Audi S8 and AMG GT Get Widebody Hamana Kits and Vossen Wheels
Golf R, Audi S8 and AMG GT Get Widebody Hamana Kits and Vossen Wheels

28 Jan 2016, 23:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Hamana first wowed us in 2014 with their stanced A-Class and CLA. Now they did three cars of totally different caliber and size

 
Live Action Racing Game Shows Tuning of Golf R and Porsche Macan
Live Action Racing Game Shows Tuning of Golf R and Porsche Macan

19 Nov 2015, 15:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / What would happen in a race between a tuned VW Golf R and a Porsche Macan Turbo? Your guess is as good as ours, but this video is awesome

 
2015 Audi RS3 Is Slower and Less Fun than Golf R in Evo Track Battle
2015 Audi RS3 Is Slower and Less Fun than Golf R in Evo Track Battle

4 Aug 2015, 15:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In our mind, every Golf R owner would at least consider the RS3 because of the awesome engine, but most can't afford it

 
2016 Volkswagen Golf R400 First Spy Photos Show Hyper-Hatch with AWD
2016 Volkswagen Golf R400 First Spy Photos Show Hyper-Hatch with AWD

20 May 2015, 08:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Golf R400 will apparently be unveiled at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show in September and go on sale by the end of 2015 or early 2016

 
ASPEC PPV400 Is a 400 HP Golf R from China That Looks Like a Lamborghini
ASPEC PPV400 Is a 400 HP Golf R from China That Looks Like a Lamborghini

11 May 2015, 11:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We've never heard of ASPEC before, but they did a wonderful job tuning the Golf R, extracting more power and adding carbon looks

 
2016 Ford Focus RS vs Golf R and Audi RS3 - Hyper Hatch Photo Comparison
2016 Ford Focus RS vs Golf R and Audi RS3 - Hyper Hatch Photo Comparison

3 Feb 2015, 17:01 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you have a fourtune to spend on an AWD hatchback that can outrun a Porsche Cayman, these are your choices: the Germans versus Ken Block

 
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals
World’s Fastest VW Golf R Is a 10s Quarter Mile Car on Stock Engine Internals

29 Dec 2014, 18:57 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Hot hatches weren’t exactly built for the quarter mile run, but today we’re here to talk about a Volkswagen that feels at home on the drag strip. We are talking about a car that currentl...

 
2015 Golf R Launch Edition Costs $39,000, Goes on Sale in January
2015 Golf R Launch Edition Costs $39,000, Goes on Sale in January

20 Dec 2014, 12:12 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen of America has just announced it will begin taking orders for the first 500 units of the 2015 Golf R, all of which will belong to the launch edition. Die-hard Golf fans will have to fork ...