VW Golf R 8.5 just hit the streets with minor design tweaks and a familiar drivetrain, but the real question is — does it ...

VW Golf R Features, Options, and Competition. Base: The 2025 Golf R starts at $48,325 delivered and features pretty much everything you’d get from an Autobahn-trim GTI, plus the mechanical and ...

Here are two of the hottest hatches on sale today, the Volkswagen Golf R and the Toyota GR Corolla.. Both drive all four wheels, have five doors, six manual gears, and at least 300 horsepower.

Read our 2026 Volkswagen Golf R review for information on ratings, pricing, specs, and features, and see how this hatchback performed in our testing.

Beyond the Updated Engine, More Good News. The Golf R's 4Motion AWD system has been overhauled and now incorporates a torque-vectoring rear differential, meaning up to 100 percent of engine torque ...

2022 Volkswagen Golf R: Powertrain. The new Golf R is scheduled to go on sale later in 2021, and it is powered by VW's 2.0-liter turbo-four engine that now makes 315 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of ...

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 ...

The Golf R is also reserved in every way that’s German—there’s a small, sans-serif “Volkswagen” on the B-pillar to remind you that font frippery has no place in German engineering.

Power for the all-wheel drive 2022 Volkswagen Golf R continues to come from a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. It now produces a stout 315 hp and 295 lb-ft. of torque when equipped ...

That's 15 more mph than a 2024 Golf R could manage, given its 155-mph top speed, although that deficit should soon reduce to around just 3 mph, as the forthcoming 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is said to ...

2022 Volkswagen Arteon Review: Now With Golf R Power As with the Golf R, VW's 2.0-liter turbo I4 (known internally as EA888 Evo 4) produces 300 horsepower at 5,350 rpm and 295 pound-feet of torque ...