The big news is that there’s now more power under the hood, the exterior has been refreshed and there are some updates to the interior. The 2025 VW Golf R is now the most powerful Golf model ...

bringing the expected visual tweaks and what appears to be a much-improved interior. All good things, but unfortunately, the Mk8.5 GTI and Golf R lost their manual transmissions with the facelift.

Three years ago, when the eighth generation was still new, the Volkswagen Golf R came in for its fair share of criticism. After the well-loved seventh-gen R, we were less than impressed with the ...

For all the value attached to the hot powertrain, the R is still a Golf so there’s bags of space for people and chattels. The driving position is spot-on, too, with lots of steering wheel and ...

brought updated styling and interior improvements. However, it also marked the end of an era for U.S. enthusiasts as Volkswagen discontinued manual transmissions for the Golf GTI and Golf R.

April arrival locked in for updated 2025 Golf, now with reworked infotainment screen and steering wheel buttons.

No, the Golf R is a car best in ‘Sport’ for everything other than the suspension. A range of small tweaks goes a long way to improving the R’s interior, with the new touchscreen being a ...

The front-wheel-drive Golf GTI is still the everyman’s sports hatchback, offering affordable thrills since the ’70s, but VW’s R division has been churning out more extreme all-wheel-drive ...