Wayne Cunningham reviews cars and writes about automotive technology for CNET's Roadshow. Prior to the automotive beat, he covered spyware, Web building technologies, and computer hardware. He began ...

During a drive program in the Santa Cruz mountains, I had the chance to drive the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R and GTI, if not back-to-back, at least on the same day. The Golf R proved a speedy, sure-footed ...

Bengt Halvorson April 19, 2012 Comment Now! First off, we have to tell you that the new 2012 Volkswagen Golf R is worlds better than the last Golf 'R' to be sold in the U.S. That's the 2008 R32, which ...

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2015 Passat, 2011-2014 Golf A6, and 2011-2013 Audi A3 diesel vehicles, thought to have been previously repaired under one of ...

EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: This 2012 Volkswagen Golf R is certainly not the most potent little hatch around—the Mazdaspeed 3 is pumping out 263 hp, for example—but this might be the most fun. The ...

So, no MkIII "VW364" Scirocco R from Wolfsburg for us U.S. Desert Jackals. But we do get the MkVI "VW360" Golf R hot hatch with a touch more horsepower (at 266) and the same torque (at 258 lb-ft) as ...

Going the full asking on today's Nice Price or No Dice Golf R not only gets the new owner the car but also extra wheels and tires and a Yakima roof rack. Let's see if we're all in on the deal.

The Volkswagen Golf GTI has had solid performance credentials for the past 35 years, but it's never been a full-fledged sports car. In 2004, VW decided enough was enough and gave the Golf all-wheel ...

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Slightly more power and quite a lot more economy is what Volkswagen is giving the seventh-generation Golf GTI. The car made its debut as a pre-production concept at the Paris Motor Show. As a concept, ...

Why doesn't it have more power? Why target the Subaru WRX STI and Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution? Why does it cost so much? And why do the Euros get all the fun stuff (again)? Let's take it from the top.

The Volkswagen GTI is both a high-value, practical playtoy and a fetishized object. The R-series Golfs take the concept to something nearing its logical end--if the logical end means more power and ...