From Porsche’s deep greens to Toyota’s electric yellow, automakers are ditching grayscale and leaning into vivid, personality ...

The Golf R and Golf R Black Edition have respective MSRPs of $47,100 and $48,418. A four-pot lies under the hood, producing 328 bhp (333 ps/245 kW), and while the GTI is front-wheel drive ...

Meanwhile, the performance-oriented Golf R comes as standard or in a new Black Edition. Both cars come exclusively as a four-door hatchback—front-wheel drive (FWD) for the GTI, all-wheel drive (AWD) ...

Vehicle tested: 2025 Volkswagen Golf R Black Edition Base Price: $49,640 Price as tested: $53,435 Location: Summit Point, West Virginia. The rationale for buying the Golf R over the GTI was ...

The only questionable add-on is the Black Edition trim that felt a little like an AutoZone special by blacking out all the trim and badges. Yes, a Golf R really can cost $53,435 in 2025.

New colors have also been added to the palette (two blues and a gray for the GTI), while with the Golf R, a Black Edition variant makes its debut. It naturally emphasizes black, with this color on ...

GTI SE models get a red-and-black combination with honeycomb texturing, while blue-and-gray versions are part of the Golf R Euro Style Package. Both add a bit of fun to otherwise staid interiors.

There's also the Golf R Black Edition, which goes heavy on the Darth Vader/Kylo Ren stuff with all-black everything, at $48,415. (The Euro Style Package can be added to the Black Edition for ...

A Golf R starts at £45,785, or £46,910 in top-of-the-range Black Edition; a Carbon Vorsprung RS3 is now a £70k prospect before thinking about a funky paint colour. With Audi’s higher typical ...

For a stealthy look, the Golf R Black Edition goes dark with blacked-out exterior details and carbon-fiber interior trim. Volkswagen’s touchscreen-intensive user interface has earned plenty of flak.

Hot hatches need to do more than put out impressive performance. They also need to look the part, and Volkswagen Golf R Black Edition has the looks to match the power. Starting at $48,415 MSRP ...