Watch the 489HP VW Golf R MK7 unleash its full power on the Autobahn with no speed limits! Experience insane acceleration, top-speed runs, and the raw turbocharged performance of this ultimate hot ...

With the available Performance Pack, the 2025 Golf R can hit a top speed of 167 mph, which matches the available top speed of the European Arteon R Shooting Brake model, which now both share the ...

Volkswagen Golf R is a feat of modern engineering, but there are still some downsides you should think twice about.

The Golf GTI is a slightly tamer version of the hottest VW hatchback, the Golf R, making it difficult to know which version drivers should consider. The recent pricing release shows a significant ...

It’s all turned on its head for the 2025 model year, when the GR Corolla will gain an eight-speed automatic and the Golf R will lose its manual (but gain 13 hp), which makes this year’s model ...

The bad news is that the six-speed manual gearbox is dropped, so the 2025 Golf R is auto-only, unlike its cheaper stick-shift rivals. A light restyle and feature reshuffle finish off the changes ...

You can also spec a Performance Pack on the Golf R which, as well as adding a wing, 19-inch wheels and raising the top speed to 168mph also adds two new modes: Drift mode, which shoves a load of power ...

It’s also better to start with a Mk7.5 Golf R because the earlier model’s six-speed DSG (DQ300) gearbox is nowhere near as strong as the later seven-speed (DQ500). It is possible to upgrade ...

Volkswagen’s top Golf, the all-wheel-drive Golf R, is getting a face-lift for the ... on a broad plateau from 2,100 rpm to 5,500. A seven-speed dual-clutch automatic is now the only available ...

The acceleration time is just a tenth slower than the Golf R, though if the R’s electronics were uncorked, it’d likely achieve a higher top speed by virtue of better aerodynamics. Mechanically ...

The transmission is a[n] 7-Speed Automatic with all-wheel drive. How big is the 2025 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0 TSI DSG's fuel tank? How efficient is a 2025 Volkswagen Golf R 2.0 TSI DSG? The 2025 ...

There’s no manual transmission for the 2025 model year, with a standard seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission taking its place. With that kind of power, the Golf R serves as the most ...