We recently attended the SoCal R32 GTG near Los Angeles (see p78) where over 130 R32s gathered from across the US. There were cars of every hue, from Reflex silver, Tornado red and deep blue metallic ...

Did you know that the original VW Golf R32 was the world’s first-ever production vehicle with a dual-clutch gearbox? It also stood as the pinnacle of the Golf MK IV range, powered by a new (at the ...

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 ...

Experience the raw power of a heavily tuned Volkswagen Golf IV R32 equipped with a Don Octane R30 Turbo, pushing this beast from 0 to 332 KM/H with brutal force. Captured in high-definition, this ...

Why do we do what we do? Not to get too philosophical here, but it’s a perfectly legitimate question. Perhaps more so when you consider what we do to our cars. Aside from the odd junkyard-save, we ...

The Golf R32 is the Volkswagen by which all others should be measured, timeless yet ambitious in terms of engineering. Having this many cylinders in an old, small hatchback just makes it very ...

German muscle showdown! The 700HP Audi RS6 C7 Sedan takes on a heavily tuned 950HP VW Golf 3 R32 Turbo 4Motion in an epic street race. All-wheel drive, turbocharged fury, and explosive acceleration — ...

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.