A detailed review of the 2025 VW Golf R Estate Mk8.5, filmed in crisp 4K. This video explores the design updates, driving dynamics, and everyday practicality of Volkswagen’s latest performance wagon.

Against all odds, hot hatch fans are spoiled for choice right now. What once seemed like a dwindling segment now has compelling, quirky options from Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, and others, each hoping to ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel-drive GTI-plus hot hatch. Volkswagen pushed the R to a new level with the introduction of the torque-vectoring rear differential that arrived ...

At this moment in time, I can’t think of a quicker car for the task at hand than the 2025 Volkswagen Golf R. We’re on an indirect route between VW’s American headquarters in Virginia, and Summit Point ...

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Once the undisputed king of the compact class and even the entire Old Continent, the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf is now relegated to trying to recoup the distance just about everywhere - ...

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. VW has been making hot Golfs for as long as I’ve been on the planet—next year will be 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 ...

Since picking up his first set of MicroMachine toy cars as a toddler, Chris knew he had a passion for automobiles embedded in his soul. It wasn't until he started flipping through car magazines a ...

Mechanically, there wasn't really anything wrong with the MK8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R. In fact, they were both pretty awesome. Redesigning an icon like the MK7 Golf is no easy task, but Volkswagen ...

Mat Watson and company are back with another interesting three-way drag race. On this occasion, the contenders all wear Volkswagen and Golf badges. Be that as it may, not all Golfs are created equal.