Having received minor tweaks to their head- and taillights for 2025, the Volkswagen GTI and Golf R are unchanged for 2026.

One such model is the Volkswagen Golf R, and the Mk6 generation offered from 2012-2013 now delivers excellent value on the ...

The 2025 Volkswagen GTI isn’t a car of the year, but it wouldn’t be a misplaced nominee. An accolade designed for the sensible, trustworthy, buttered-bread models that keep the everyman mobile, ...

As of September 2025, Volkswagen's slowest sellers are the performance models, the Golf GTI and Golf R (5,700 and 2,684 units ...

Volkswagen hasn't sold the Golf in the US since 2021, though the Wolfsburg-based automaker did confirm that the GTI will return to the US for 2024. European customers continue to buy Golf models in ...

Volkswagen refreshed the eighth generation of the Golf in 2024, and besides the regular models that filled many parking lots, the German car manufacturer also upgraded the most potent version of the ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R offers an impressive performance pedigree. Its 2.0-liter turbo four makes 315 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque when paired to its 6-speed manual transmission. That ...

Although the Golf R32 is considered the starting point of the R performance sub-brand, the go-faster shenanigans of the compact hatchback we all know and love can be traced back to the Golf VR6 from ...

There are lots of reasons to like Volkswagen's vehicles, but the high fuel efficiency in an affordable package might be one ...

Engineers, like evolution, are tinkerers. Few vehicles showcase how one car can spread into multiple roles quite like Volkswagen's best-known hatchback.

Read our 2026 Volkswagen Golf R review for information on ratings, pricing, specs, and features, and see how this hatchback performed in our testing.