We recently attended the SoCal R32 GTG near Los Angeles (see p78) where over 130 R32s gathered from across the US. There were cars of every hue, from Reflex silver, Tornado red and deep blue metallic ...

In factory stock form, the Mk IV Volkswagen Golf R32 is a bit like the Lexus LFA - the engineering masterpiece aura shines strong and yet the performance isn't at the top of the genre anymore.

Did you know that the original VW Golf R32 was the world’s first-ever production vehicle with a dual-clutch gearbox? It also stood as the pinnacle of the Golf MK IV range, powered by a new (at the ...

Back when the Mercedes A-Class was still a weird small minivan and not a 381PS (376hp) rocket in its top guise, Volkswagen was near the top of the hot hatch food chain with the R derivatives of the ...

🔥 Street-built monster vs factory hypertech! The 950HP VW Golf 3 R32 Turbo 4Motion faces off against a brutal 1100HP McLaren 765LT. AWD grip vs lightweight aerodynamics – this is a battle of ...

Experience the raw power of a heavily tuned Volkswagen Golf IV R32 equipped with a Don Octane R30 Turbo, pushing this beast from 0 to 332 KM/H with brutal force. Captured in high-definition, this ...

Why do we do what we do? Not to get too philosophical here, but it’s a perfectly legitimate question. Perhaps more so when you consider what we do to our cars. Aside from the odd junkyard-save, we ...

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.

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 ...

Hi, I'm Mike Hanley with cars.com. And this is the Volkswagen R32. It's the pumped up big brother to the VW GTI. And it also comes with a pumped up price tag. It's about $33,600, which is about ...