As the final recipient of VW's VR6 engine, the Mk5 R32 is a worthy secondhand buy. Here's what you need to know... There had been V6-powered Golfs before, but Volkswagen really hit its stride with the ...

Volkswagen never made a coupe that looks as good as the E46, and its AWD systems are not as famous as "quattro." But there is at least one Golf that deserves the title of a modern classic, and that's ...

The venerable Golf is on its sixth iteration, entering a seventh, with generations one and two winning umpteen hearts, gens three and four blowing many minds, gen five belatedly wooing the modified ...

The original Volkswagen GTI is credited with starting the entire hot hatchback phenomenon. But somewhere along the line, the mad scientists at Volkswagen decided their hot Golf wasn't quite as hot as ...

Let's get this straight right off the bat: The Volkswagen R32 is not as fast as the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Nor does it have the grip of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But you know what? Who cares.

Back when the Mercedes A-Class was still a weird small minivan and not a 381PS (376hp) rocket in its top guise, Volkswagen was near the top of the hot hatch food chain with the R derivatives of the ...

Whenever a Toyota Supra lines up at the start line, enthusiasts gather around, as they know all hell is probably about to break loose. The Japanese sports car has an immense tuning potential, as ...

Mozart died young. Charlie Parker died young. Hendrix died young. But boy did they make some impact. The first VW Golf R32 was only available in the United States for one year and now it's a classic.

We've said it many times before: if you ignore the exotic stuff, Europe doesn't make or buy that many sports cars. But that's because the hot hatch offers better value, with fun being wrapped in a ...