Larger Golf R brake calipers custom painted with the "Helios" logo replace the stock pieces and 19-inch Volkswagen Motorsports wheels coated in ceramic gunmetal gray and wrapped with Nitto Invo ...

Amazingly, VRS says that VW’s upgrades that turned the Mk7 Golf GTI engine into the Golf R engine mean that it can handle up to 550bhp without needing beefed-up internals. In addition to the ...

Get an inside look at the VW Golf 7 R in action. Experience the thrilling acceleration, launch control, and onboard sound in ...

The Wörthersee VW meet in Europe may be the biggest ... they're striking nonetheless. Golf R Abstract gets its name from the custom vinyl wrap that covers it. In addition to the flashy livery ...

The front-wheel-drive Golf GTI is still the everyman’s sports hatchback, offering affordable thrills since the ’70s, but VW’s R division has been churning out more extreme all-wheel-drive ...

Mat Watson and company are back with another interesting quarter-mile showdown. 300-horse thrillers will have to prove themselves in terribly wet conditions, but nevertheless, all four of them ...

Volkswagen The Golf R also remains all-wheel drive, with the same sophisticated rear differential as before, which incorporates two multi-plate clutches, allowing it to distribute up to 100 ...

It also helps the Golf R run the 0-60 mph test in only 5.6 seconds. Volkswagen’s best only comes with a six-speed manual transmission, unlike the original R32s that used six-speed DSG boxes.

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 ...