Marouane Bembli, a prolific car reviewer and automotive virtual artist better known as TheSketchMonkey on social media, is keen on unofficially bringing to CGI life a mid-engine Volkswagen Golf R.

With 315 hp, the upcoming R model has become the most powerful member of the Golf lineage. To properly deliver all that power to the wheels, Volkswagen engineers have developed a new version of the ...

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

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Estate is a more practical version of the German automaker's eighth-gen Golf R hot hatch. The latest Golf R station wagon is the most potent and dynamic Golf Estate that VW ...

The GR Corolla and Golf R bring fierce all-wheel-drive hot-hatch performance—but beneath the shared drivetrain lie distinct personalities. The hot-hatch segment isn’t what it used to be. Once a ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Variant has traded Europe’s frozen north for the Nurburgring circuit, where a pair of prototypes were caught on film running several hot laps. Normally, we would have tried ...

If you like traditional cars, there’s one upside to the boom in SUV sales. In a market where SUVs are most buyers’ first, second and third option, plain old sedans and hatchbacks have to offer ...

The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R has touched down in the United States and has been snapped drifting in the snow. These photos of the new hot hatch were taken at the Smithers Winter Test Center near Sault ...