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 ...

Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

In the intervening decades, the mega hatchback evolved to possess a 2.0-liter turbocharged I-4 as it changed with the times, but it never lost its propensity for quick launches and entertaining ...

Yes, the Golf R is getting the RS3’s iconic engine. The Volkswagen Golf R is perhaps the most well-rounded hot hatchback available, if you’re willing to pay for it. Between its powerful turbocharged ...

The rivalry between Bryson DeChambeau and Brooks Koepka has long been one of golf's most talked-about subplots. But after years of cooling off, including a joint photo in 2023 and a light-hearted ...

It’s a turbocharged battle of legends as a 980HP VW Golf V R32 4Motion takes on a 990HP Toyota Supra in a full-power drag race. One is an all-wheel-drive sleeper hatchback, the other a ...

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 ...

If you like driving, but also live in the real world, there's no better option than a hot hatchback. Hot hatches combine performance with practicality and (usually) affordability, and Volkswagen is ...

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 ...

Winners represent the standard of golf excellence around the globe, where membership is the most sought-after privilege for the rich and famous, and yet nearly impossible to attain. ByJim Dobson, ...

Volkswagen's performance-oriented R brand kicked off with the fourth-generation Volkswagen Golf R32 in 2002. In the first instance, R models came with six-cylinder naturally aspirated lumps.