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If your budget is just $20,000 and you want something fast and fun, here's our ten top picks from the used car market.

The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

This 2017 Volkswagen Golf R, with 60,000 km, is a well-maintained, 6-speed manual in rare Tornado Red, ideal for enthusiasts seeking a fun and reliable daily driver with extensive recent maintenance.

The Honda Civic Type R nameplate carries plenty of clout, but the Volkswagen Golf R’s AWD system could put the Japanese hatchback on the defensive. Hot hatches aren’t exactly a dime a dozen, and the ...

Sam, the host of the Sam CarLegion channel on YouTube, has prepared yet another drag-and-roll race skirmish – and this time around, a contemporary hot hatchback is going up against a hot hatchback ...

Aside from the inimitable Type 1 Beetle, no car better represents Volkswagen’s economical ethos than the Golf. Generation after generation, the Golf demonstrated that smart engineering and quality ...

This video will focus on how the Mk7 and Mk8 VW Golf R AWD systems work (Haldex vs torque splitter), how the torque splitter varies torque left to right, how this enables Drift Mode, and how this ...

In recent years, the Volkswagen Golf R has become somewhat of an odd proposition. It’s deservedly renowned for its versatility—a comfortable super tourer among hot hatches one minute, and an apex ...

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 ...

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 ...