Despite Volkswagen South Africa only marketing the Golf 8 in GTI and R guises, expect these to benefit from the updates as well once production commences in 2024.

Volkswagen’s most fun hatch has traditionally been the Golf GTI, but the one wielding the biggest axe was always the AWD high-performance Golf R. Stateside, we received the first of the ...

Volkswagen has finally whipped the covers off the updated Golf R 8.5, the final piece of the Golf facelift puzzle. The high-performance R follows the standard Golf and Golf GTI and the Clubsport ...

Volkswagen's flagship Golf R has come in for its mid-life update, with more power and torque on tap and improved handling.

Image: Volkswagen Ahead of the official South African launch of the facelift Golf 8.5 this week ... of the standard model resulted in the Golf 8 GTI and R being the sole derivatives offered ...

But there's a downside to the facelift—just as ... a serious markup for the 2025 Golf R over the GTI, a little over $6000 with equal equipment. But the Mk 8 R's drive experience is good enough ...

These Golf ‘8.5’ models, a facelift of the eighth-generation that was offered exclusively in GTI and R guises in South Africa, will be available from April 2025. VWSA confirmed the local ...

Internationally, a familiar range of variants will persist, starting with the base Golf and working up through the Life, Style, R-Line, GTI, and GTE. The updated Golf R will be revealed in the second ...

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer announced at the beginning of the year the Golf is scheduled to go through a facelift at some point ... time we're seeing the Golf 8.5 during testing, this is ...