Cape Town - The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 VR6 is a car that has been debated about for years following its birth in 1992. Many questioned the automaker's thinking in squeezing a slightly angled six-cylinder ...

The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 is old news now. At 27 years, it’s probably the least liked Volkswagen in the world at the moment. The Golf Mk3 GTI suffered a similar fate in the ‘90s. It had become sensible ...

The Mk3 Golf VR6 was a hot hatch hero of its time—but does it still hold up today? In this review, we revisit what made it special: a glorious naturally aspirated V6, analog driving feel, and everyday ...

I still remember my first experience with a Volkswagen VR6 engine. My brother had a Mk3 VW GTI with a 2.8-liter VR6 and five-speed manual. It was quicker than my E36 BMW 328i, with its own 2.8-liter ...

This is part three of our Golf recap, where we look back at the third generation of the iconic compact hatchback. The VW Golf Mk3 was first launched in 1991, showcasing massive improvements in the ...

Picture a ‘90s hatchback reborn with the precision of a watchmaker and the flair of a street-style savant. What you’re looking at isn’t just a VolkswagenGolf Mk2. It’s a mechanical mic drop, a ...

The collectability of classic VW Golfs isn’t going anywhere now. We all hoped that big-money GTIs were a blip, only for them to sort of stay there. Then go up a bit more. Now, in the Golf’s 50th year, ...

The normally-aspirated 1.8-litre engine had been struggling to keep pace with rivals so when the Mk3 Golf GTI arrived in 1992 it sported a larger-capacity 2.0-litre eight-valve lump delivering 115hp.

Walking through the vendor row at Waterfest 15, it's easy to start seeing things with a jaded eye. Many of the cars follow similar trends and soon everything can begin to look the same. That was until ...