Experience an epic showdown between two German performance icons. The 470HP Volkswagen Golf 8 R Performance Stage 2 with Akrapovic Exhaust faces off against the Audi RS3 Sportback equipped with an ...

Watch the ultimate hot hatch battle: a 527HP Volkswagen Golf 8 R Performance Stage 3 faces off against a tuned BMW M135i Stage 2+. Captured on real roads, this video features raw acceleration pulls, ...

With the recent news of the end of the manual transmission for the GTI and Golf R, the writing is on the wall for one of the all-time-greatest performance cars, in this configuration anyway. They'll ...

Spoiled. That’s what we are. Flat-out spoiled. Just look at what we’ve gathered together for the latest Best Performance Car AutoGuide shootout brought to you by WeatherTech. At our disposal is a ...

At €54,540 ($63K), the GTI Edition 50 packs 320 hp and a Nürburgring time quicker than its big brother, the Golf R. However, it won’t come to North America.

Volkswagen Golf R beats the living daylights out of the Subaru WRX, but the real takeaway is that the hot hatch is pulling Toyota GR Supra times ...

Volkswagen rolled out the new Golf in January, and ever since they've been dropping performance variants like a striptease for gearheads. The Golf R Mk8.5 is about to hit the streets, and it's packing ...

Volkswagen is taking the Golf R to new extremes with an all-new special edition dubbed the 333. Based on the Golf R Performance, the Golf R 333 features a Lime Yellow Metallic exterior that contrasts ...

Against all odds, hot hatch fans are spoiled for choice right now. What once seemed like a dwindling segment now has compelling, quirky options from Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, and others, each hoping to ...

The GR Corolla and Golf R bring fierce all-wheel-drive hot-hatch performance—but beneath the shared drivetrain lie distinct personalities. The hot-hatch segment isn’t what it used to be. Once a ...

Volkswagen’s performance Golf GTI and Golf R hatchbacks are updated for the 2025 model year, and while their looks and tech are newer, the headline-grabbing news is that no manual transmission is ...