Vehicle tested: 2025 Volkswagen Golf R Black Edition Location: Summit Point, West Virginia.

VW Golf R features a Drift Mode thanks to a clever new torque splitter that replaces the old open differential. This torque ...

Volkswagen just recently updated the Mk8 Golf GTI and Golf R for its mid-cycle refresh and the 2025 model-year. Originally ...

The rationale for buying the Golf R over the GTI was tenuous at best prior to the arrival of the Mk8 in 2020 ... The blue, gray and black color combo even brings a little more pizzazz to an ...

Whatever you do, don’t blame yourself.Much noise has been made about the 2025 Volkswagen GTI—and its superpowered Golf R sibling—losing the six-speed manual for their mid-cycle facelifts.It has ...

Much noise has been made about the 2025 Volkswagen GTI—and its superpowered Golf R sibling—losing the six ... mid-cycle change to its looks, so the MK8.5 follows suit there.

(The Euro Style Package can be added to the Black Edition for maximum R value.) The midlife refresh for the Mk8 Golf R is relatively minor. There's a revised front fascia with an illuminated VW ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf range, which wears the ‘Mk8.5’ designation ... into bat against the front-wheel-drive Honda Civic Type R and all-wheel-drive Toyota GR Corolla. Both carry premium ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...