In this video, we put the new VW Golf R Variant MK8.5 through a complete performance test, measuring 0–100 km/h, 100–200 km/h ...

Mat Watson and company are back with another interesting three-way drag race. On this occasion, the contenders all wear Volkswagen and Golf badges. Be that as it may, not all Golfs are created equal.

Thanks to a little trick called the N Grin Shift system, the 2022 Hyundai Elantra N front-wheel-drive compact performance hatchback can snatch a little more hp out of the 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder ...

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 ...

Dim’s fascination with cars began when he was just six. Born into a family of car enthusiasts and racing drivers, he started learning basic mechanics and driving from an early age. While he loves ...

After working predominantly as a freelancer at CarHP/CarIndigo, Amreetam joined the TopSpeed team as a journalist in September 2021. In a world where SUVs are booming, he favors sedans and adores BMWs ...

VW is inching closer to the launch of the revised Mk8.5 Golf R and has just dropped some new details about the model after inviting a bunch of journalists to drive the new model in prototype guise in ...

There’s plenty of smoke rising from the Volkswagen Golf family camp, but no fire yet. We’re still early in the buildup to what the Golf will become, said buildup full of special editions and ...

In this guide we’ll be looking at the Mk 8.5 facelift model of Volkswagen’s high-performance all-wheel drive Golf R, launched in late June 2024. There was a whiff of ‘difficult second album’ about ...

Even in the realm of high-dollar hot hatchbacks, the 2026 Volkswagen Golf R occupies a unique place in the market. 328 ...

In this video, we take the VW Golf R MK8 onto the unrestricted German Autobahn to experience its incredible acceleration, ...