made its U.S. debut to a group of its likeliest fans. The "Volks" in the Volkswagen name might refer to regular ol' folks in the Vaterland, but that's not true in North America, where VW buyers have ...

At the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled its new high-performance version of the Golf hatchback. Not only is the R32 the most powerful Golf-based model ever, but it’s ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago we reviewed Volkswagen 's new Toaureg. In that piece we mentioned that Volkswagen sales are slumping in this country, and that at least part of the problem is that VW's newer products ...

Imagine having access to Volkswagen's enormous parts bins, a team of engineers and a Golf. Imagine being able to buy that dream. Well, imagine no longer. The R32 is coming to America. When it goes on ...

A 2004 VW Golf R32 with just 1,800 miles (2,896 km) on the clock is currently available through an online auction and is attracting a lot of interest. In fact, with less than an hour left in the ...

Obsessed with cars from a young age, Jarryd nurtured his love for all things motoring by paging through automotive magazines before he could even read. While his friends were obsessed with supercars ...

Volkswagen's Golf more or less invented the notion of the hot hatch. Since its inception in the '70s, the versatile hatchback has been known first and foremost as a traditional family car or little ...

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.

RAYNAL: I was intrigued when I first heard about the R32. The most hopped-up Golf you can get, right from the factory. Fantastic, I thought. The more I thought about it though, I began to feel the R32 ...

Jay Traugott has been writing about and testing cars for over a decade. His passion for everything with four wheels began when he saw "Back to the Future" as a kid. The DeLorean DMC-12 remains his ...