If you want the stick shift, time is running out. Very little is new for the Volkswagen Golf R hatchback’s MY2024 edition in anticipation of a more substantial refresh for the 2025 model year.

Drum roll, please: VW has finally launched the new Golf R. Following on from the new regular Mk8.5 Golf and the new Golf GTI, ...

The legendary VW Golf compact car is ready to arrive in Australia this spring - the refreshed 8.5 generation needed quite a ...

April arrival locked in for updated 2025 Golf, now with reworked infotainment screen and steering wheel buttons.

Volkswagen plans to launch the Golf 8.5 1.4 TSI in South Africa early in Q2 2025. Here’s what the standard hatch will cost ...

After sharing all the juicy technical specifications a couple of weeks ago, Volkswagen finally takes the wraps off the new-ish Golf R. The hot hatchback spawns another wagon in Europe where the ...

The future of Volkswagen R is battery-powered, with the performance sub-brand planning a transition to all-electric by 2030. It means the likes of the petrol-powered Golf R aren’t long for this ...

Standard kit for the 2025 Golf 8.5 R includes LED Matrix headlights, premium LED tail-lights, Nappa leather upholstery, an ...

The Volkswagen Golf is set to score more tech, luxury and power when the upgraded Mark 8.5 generation arrives in Australia in ...

Three years ago, when the eighth generation was still new, the Volkswagen Golf R came in for its fair share of criticism. After the well-loved seventh-gen R, we were less than impressed with the ...

What’s new with the Volkswagen Golf R for 2024? Only a few minor changes are on tap for this model year. Look for new power-folding exterior mirrors, presumably found as surplus in a dark corner ...

The VW Golf R is seriously capable and bonkers quick ... 19-inch wheels and raising the top speed to 168mph also adds two new modes: Drift mode, which shoves a load of power to the rear outside wheel ...