Matt Nelson is an automotive journalist with nearly a decade of experience in all things cars. He's spent years working at dealerships in sales, finance, and service. He's since traded in his pens and ...

2.0 litre petrol inline four, turbocharged, all-wheel drive First of the turbo Rs, and genuinely fast 5.5sec 0-62, tremendous grip Few major issues to worry about Short run means few on sale, so could ...

Volkswagen is sending off the sixth generation of its Golf series with a powerful bang in the form of the new Golf R Cabriolet that was officially revealed today after many months of teasing. At the ...

Just after the hatchback Volkswagen Golf R bows out – an equivalent mk7 Golf can’t be far away – the convertible Golf gets the R treatment. Like the mechanically similar Scirocco R it has drive to the ...

Volkswagen's Golf R has a deep following because of its impressive stock performance credentials, but that doesn't stop tuners from taking the hot hatch to the next level. Klaus Krenmayr of Turbo ...

For years we behaved like sheep, merely accepting that ‘there ain’t no substitute for cubic inches’. Then suddenly came the concept of downsizing and turbocharging. The traditional line is no longer ...

The hot hatch kings, namely the Audi RS3 Sportback and Mercedes-AMG A45, pale next to this heavily tuned sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf R. To explain just how powerful it is, one would need to throw ...

Yes, the Golf R is getting the RS3’s iconic engine. The Volkswagen Golf R is perhaps the most well-rounded hot hatchback available, if you’re willing to pay for it. Between its powerful turbocharged ...

2.0 litre petrol inline four, turbocharged, all-wheel drive First of the turbo Rs, and genuinely fast 5.5sec 0-62, tremendous grip Few major issues to worry about Short run means few on sale, so could ...