Volkswagen just recently updated the Mk8 Golf GTI and Golf R for its mid-cycle refresh and the 2025 model-year. Originally ...

With hot hatches increasingly rare, VW's commitment to practical sports cars is admirable. But is a missing manual the only ...

VW listened to fans and gave the GTI steering wheel buttons again. But the Golf R still doesn't get them, even though it ...

Of course, the R faces competition from the other end of the spectrum, too; you can buy a maxed-out GTI Autobahn for $6,000 ...

After a day driving both on public roads and at the track, it's clear you really shouldn't sleep on the facelifted VW GTI and ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't ...

The Golf GTI and AWD Golf R wow on and off the track with cutting-edge tech, handling, style and utility. But enthusiasts ...

Manuals have become a niche performance market in the U.S. Now even some performance cars aren't offering a stick option.

The midlife refresh for the Mk8 Golf R is relatively minor. There's a revised front fascia with an illuminated VW logo, front ...

The 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder in the Golf R has a little more power for 2025, coming in at 328 hp and 295 lb-ft of ...

Even in an alternate timeline in which the average new car didn't cost more than $50,000 and weigh well more than two tons, ...