In response to Volkswagen's amusing "Pre-Pimped" GTI MkV ad-campaign, one of our bright interns pointed out that half the fun of owning a VW is modifying it. He would know - he had a Mk3 GTI that he ...
Not everyone will get the Volkswagen R32. And we aren’t saying that solely because availability of the all-wheel-drive, V6-powered Golf is limited to 5000 cars for the U.S. market. The boy-racer types ...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran February 8, 2007 Comment Now! Volkswagen today announced the return of its motorsport-inspired R32 at the Chicago Auto Show, a potent hatch with much of the same running gear as ...
HOW MUCH? $33,630 ($35,430 as tested). WHAT MAKES IT RUN? 3.2-liter V-6 (250 horsepower, 236 pound-feet of torque); six-speed sequential transmission. IS IT THIRSTY? Can you say gulp? The E.P.A.
Volkswagen is changing its products to appeal to a more mainstream audience -- but thanks to the undying efforts of one in-house enthusiast, a very un-mainstream Golf is coming to America. We watched ...
What happens when you lose a drag race to a GTI in your brand new Golf R32? Well in the case of this owner, you immediately set to work turbocharging your VR6 engine to make sure it never happens ...
Technology will soon allow us, maybe even you and me, to live to be about 185 years old or so. That means in the year 2150 we will be able to sit in our anti-gravity gyro-rockers on our carbon-unit ...
Let's get this straight right off the bat: The Volkswagen R32 is not as fast as the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Nor does it have the grip of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But you know what? Who cares.
We've all seen plenty of R32s over the past 20 years; probably not many as nice as this one Nope, we still aren’t done with fast VW Golfs just yet. There aren’t many performance car nameplates that ...
The 2008 Volkswagen R32 was a pinnacle in Volkswagen's performance lineup, offering enthusiasts a combination of power, all-wheel-drive stability, and refined European styling. As a limited-production ...