Let's get this straight right off the bat: The Volkswagen R32 is not as fast as the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Nor does it have the grip of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But you know what? Who cares.

Back when the Mercedes A-Class was still a weird small minivan and not a 381PS (376hp) rocket in its top guise, Volkswagen was near the top of the hot hatch food chain with the R derivatives of the ...

The original Volkswagen GTI is credited with starting the entire hot hatchback phenomenon. But somewhere along the line, the mad scientists at Volkswagen decided their hot Golf wasn't quite as hot as ...

Volkswagen is changing its products to appeal to a more mainstream audience -- but thanks to the undying efforts of one in-house enthusiast, a very un-mainstream Golf is coming to America. We watched ...

Max Voorhees is an avid car enthusiast who loves Euro imports and JDM cars. Taught by his brother from a young age, he has learned how to fix his own cars, as well as those of his friends. He loves to ...

Kyle has written professionally across the motorsport and motoring world since graduating from Plymouth University in 2018, and has acted as the MotoGP editor for Motorsport Week and as a Features ...

In factory stock form, the Mk IV Volkswagen Golf R32 is a bit like the Lexus LFA - the engineering masterpiece aura shines strong and yet the performance isn't at the top of the genre anymore.

August 9, 2005 -- WOLFSBURG, Germany -- It was the most powerful Golf ever. The Golf R32 powered by a 177 kW (241 bhp) engine was first launched in August 2002. Not only was it one of the hottest cars ...

While most of us dream of having an insanely powerful car to cruise the streets at the end of the week and perhaps race at the local track every now and then, others have invested huge sums into what ...

An interesting reaction you might think, given that the GTi has been one of the outstanding hot hatches of the last decade. But that’s the thing you see. For the R32 to park confidently as the ...

Prolific Volkswagen tuner HPA Motorsports found a fun new use for its VR6 crate engine. After building a limited run of 50 ...