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2025 Golf R: The most powerful Golf yet from Volkswagen

A refreshed Golf R and GTI are coming in 2025. Aside from fresh looks and updated tech, the biggest update is a 13-horsepower increase for the Golf R.

You Need This: Our Facebook find of the day, a Volkswagen Cabriolet

Sometimes, a car for sale catches your attention because you dig the vibes. Such is the case for this VW Cabriolet. (And before you ask, no, the dog isn't included.)

You Need This: Mk4 GTI track car good for over 270 horsepower

Currently set up to compete in NASA ST4, this Mk4 GTI–weighing in at just 2300 pounds–is good for nearly 300 horsepower and more than 250 lb.-ft. of torque.

A Volkswagen part number that’s free … and edible? VW Gewürz Ketchup

That’s right, you can eat this item from the Volkswagen part catalog, VW Gewürz Ketchup Brand. You can’t do that with the other parts in the catalog.

You Need This: Subaru-powered VW Beetle good for over 300 horsepower

According its the seller, this VW Beetle powered by a Subaru EJ205 is good for over 300 horsepower when running on 93-octane fuel.

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Volkswagen articles

Columns: When a single car changes your whole life

Some cars you simply own. Some cars change everything.

Features: Volkswagen Polo GTI: Is it more GTI than the Golf GTI?

You can't get the Volkswagen Polo GTI here in the U.S., but much of the rest of the world has it. What's it like to drive the smaller cousin of the Golf? J.G. Pasterjak found out.

Features: VW Golf R: Proof that hot hatches can still punch above their weight

The GRM track test and review of the latest Volkswagen Golf R.

Columns: What can bring together generations? Nuts and Bolts.

Think you can't bond with other generations? Try talking about nuts and bolts.

Columns: I’ve ruined another perfectly practical car–and I’m grateful for it

Our Mk7 VW Golf GTI is just the latest perfectly good car we've ruined in the name of our hobby.

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Volkswagen project cars

2017 Golf GTI

 Is it still possible to have a fun, trackable daily driver without paying the average new car price of $48,000?

1993 Fox

There's cheap fun, and then there's $500 VW Fox fun.

2013 Beetle TDi

You may already know that we’ve added a controversial Chevy Volt to our long-term fleet to explore what alternative drivetrains mean to the future of enthusiast cars. Well, Volkswagen challenged …

1995 Golf

Volkswagen Golf—Cheap, fun and easily modified. We're going to make ours faster and corner quicker. What else did you think we were going to do?

1976 Scirocco

Found on Craigslist for $850, this 95K original mile, 1976.5 Super Scirocco hasn't been on the road since 1986! Plans include a 2.0 liter ABA transplant and period-correct suspension and …

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How to properly tech a used car for the track

We zeroed in on our ideal Volkswagen Golf GTI–a 2017 Sport with a DSG transmission–and successfully purchased one from Carvana. Time for the race track, …

For sale: 2017 Volkswagen GTI GRM project car

Note: The GTI has been sold to a new owner.

“Can one car really do it all?” That’s the question we wanted to answer when we grabbed this

Are two-piece rotors worth the extra money?

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Suspension, power, must be time for brakes on our Mk7 Volkswagen GTI, right?

We’d …

How to convert an autocross newbie into a lifelong autocrosser

When I first sat behind the wheel of our Volkswagen Golf GTI, I didn’t think autocross could hook me more than it had. Boy, was I wrong.

Video: Is a tune worth it? We put our GTI on the dyno to find out.

On paper, a tune sounds like a secret hack: With a tap of a few keys on a keyboard, your car can make more power–no hard parts to install.

But, …

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Volkswagen Readers' Rides

Oct 10, 2024 by eastpark
1990 None Vanagon GL Westfalia

My getaway vehicle. It’s fun to have a forward control vehicle. Reminds me of when I worked for a transit bus manufacturer. The driving characteristics are very similar.

Sep 28, 2024 by mherrema
2021 None Jetta GLI Autobahn 6MT

The daily driver and autocrosser.

Sep 27, 2024 by HundredDollarCar
1976 None Super Scirocco

For some reason it loved to eat cams. My first FWD. My first fuel injected engine. First time I pulled an overhead cam head. ANSA exhaust and Bilstein Shocks. Wish …

Sep 12, 2024 by Sideways49
2023 None Golf R

20th Anniversary Edition DSG

Sep 11, 2024 by coolnickZ06
2015 None GTI

Stock other than Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires and 034 Motorsports rear anti-roll bar

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