Built as a numbered run of 333 vehicles, the rarest and most powerful R model in the VW Golf Mk8 Golf line-up might sound worthy of not being modified – but where’s the fun in that?

Picked up your brand-spanking-new Mk8 Golf R but a little disappointed with the 316bhp, 310lb ft of torque and the 4.7-second 0-62mph time? Well, that last one is probably undersold anyway ...

The Mk8 Golf R crests the triple-ton ... That has sent VW back to the same 2.0-liter EA888 in the other trims, modified to make from 380 to as much as 402 horses according to Wheels.

As for changes, the Mk8 Golf gets a slightly modified bumper with larger intakes ... The Ford Shelby GT350, the Nissan GT-R and the Porsche 911 GT3 are favorites too. He owns a 1963 Pontiac ...

A week or so ago, I drove to M1 Concours in Pontiac, MI to drive the Mk8 ... modified version of the MK7s 2-liter four. Good news on both fronts. You get more power here, 241HP and, much like the ...

It’s fair to say some elements of the latest, Mk8 Volkswagen Golf GTI haven’t quite hit the ... The car is then dropped on H&R coilovers with more assertive camber settings up front.

Last time I was at Jalopnik, I covered the GTI/Golf R beat, writing about the MK7 and MK8 GTI and the MK8 Golf R. But, I never had an opportunity to drive them back to back to back until recently ...

Photo: carwow on YouTube Not exactly a surprise, Golf R won every single dig race, with the seventh-gen model posting a best elapsed time of 12.8 seconds. The Mk8 Golf GTI Clubsport ran a very ...

It’s fair to say that the pressure was on then to reinvent the Golf R in line with the Mk8 Golf, without messing too much with the proven recipe. The endeavor was it seems a little way short of ...

Finding an accessibly priced performance hatch in 2025 is not an easy task, making something as capable and emotional as the Volkswagen Golf R a tantalising prospect. Now, the Mk8.5 is here ...