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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

It isn't the 2023 Golf R's understeer at the limit and six-speed manual's weird clutch pedal engagement that bugs us the most about the hot hatch. We realized in our Performance Vehicle of the Year ...

The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R was revealed on U.S. shores in Chicago in July, and the car comes with the same power level as its European homologs. With the current generation and its predecessor sharing ...

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 ...

This video takes the rebuilt VW MK8 Golf R to the next level with a proper exhaust upgrade and an improved eco tune, giving the car the sound, drama, and driving feel it has been missing. Since the ...

ABT Sportsline has wasted no time in adding some extra spice to the Mk8 VW Golf R and has just revealed a tuning kit for it. The new VW Golf R is powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder ...