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Along with increased engine output, the refreshed 2025 Volkswagen Golf R boasts updated styling and tech. Plenty of power should help ease the sting of Volkswagen not offering the wagon version of the ...

Remember the six-pot Golf VR6 4MOTION and the Golf VR6 Syncro before it? Said models paved the way for the six-cylinder Golf R32, which Volkswagen then replaced with the four-pot Golf R. Not long now, ...

Select a vehicle trim below to get a valuation. The Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R continue to focus on style and up-to-date tech, along with a power increase to maintain their distinctive position in ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R offers an impressive performance pedigree. Its 2.0-liter turbo four makes 315 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque when paired to its 6-speed manual transmission. That ...

The Volkswagen Golf R is perhaps the most well-rounded hot hatchback available, if you’re willing to pay for it. Between its powerful turbocharged engine and all-wheel-drive grip, not many rivals can ...

The 2025 VW Golf R is getting a performance bump for 2025, now sending 328 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque through a seven-speed automatic. This hot hatch will not feature a manual transmission. US market ...

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The Volkswagen Golf R should’ve been a new car I was giddily waiting for the second it was available for testing. Both it and the GTI have long been on the short list of the cars I’d actually buy, ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel-drive GTI-plus hot hatch. Volkswagen pushed the R to a new level with the introduction of the torque-vectoring rear differential that arrived ...

Select a vehicle trim below to get a valuation. The Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R maintain their distinctive position in the competitive hatchback segment. With their balance of everyday usability ...