The tuned Golf R Variant NAR&CAR takes on the limited-edition Golf GTI Clubsport S. One offers practicality with AWD power, the other lightweight, front-wheel drive aggression.

And now, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Volkswagen has officially taken the wraps off what it calls the Golf R Variant – a proper longroof version of the oh-so-potent Golf R. By Steven Ewing Nov ...

A Golf estate has never been something to lose your head over… until this week, when Volkswagen officially took the wraps off the all-new Golf R Variant at the Los Angeles Auto Show. By ...

Perhaps that's why Volkswagon has chosen to name its new hot five-door the Golf R Variant, rather than the ... And, given that performance, the 34 mpg rating (7.0 liters/100 km and 163 g/km ...

I'm not sure if the Golf 6 had an R-Line kit, but the Mk7 definitely offered it, including a version for the Variant body style launched in 2014. But now we area dealing with Golf 7.5 and that ...

In hatch form, the new Golf R hot hatch needs 4.7 seconds to accelerate to 100 km/h (62 mph), but since the Variant will carries extra weight above the rear axle, it will probably be a hair slower.

The wagon variant, called a Golf R Variant or Golf ... The 0-62 mph time for all Golf R Variants is 4.9 seconds, up from the 4.7 seconds of the Golf R hatch. Power comes from a 2.0-liter ...

Don’t be fooled by its mild-mannered appearance. The Volkswagen Golf R Variant compact wagon may look all Clark Kent on the outside, but it’s wearing its red-and-blue Underoos beneath.

Although the VW Golf R hatchback we can buy in this country appeals, the Golf R Variant wagon we just drove in Europe scratches the car-enthusiast itch even better. Anyway, the 2025 VW Golf R ...

And the good thing is the Golf R Variant is not too thirsty on fuel either, at least in the NEDC cycle: it averages 7 l/100 km (33.6 mpg US). The VW Golf R Variant is also fitted with a sport ...

Volkswagen’s array of performance-oriented Golfs keeps getting bigger and bigger. What started with the GTI has since grown to include the diesel GTD, the hybrid GTE and the most powerful Golf R.