It’s Euro hot hatch vs JDM legend in this ¼-mile (Viertelmeile) drag race between the VW Golf 6 GTI and the Nissan Skyline GT ...

What happens when you take an ordinary Golf, add 4Motion all-wheel ... With a zero to 60 mph time of around 6.4 seconds, the hefty, 3,400 pound R32 was about on par with the GTI 1.8T.

Before that, soft-touch plastics were pretty rare, and the Golf 6 that came after was just a cost ... are features it had in common with the Golf R32. This had a 3.2-liter naturally aspirated ...

The first VW Golf R32 was only available in the United States ... often compared to an angry Wookiee—is something even BMW I-6 owners will lust for. The only transmission in town is a glorious ...

The new model is based on the A5/Golf platform introduced in the ... VW says the new R32 zips from 0 to 60 mph in 6.4 seconds, marginally slower than its 138-pound-lighter (3547 pounds versus ...

To understand the Mk4 Volkswagen Golf R32’s impact, it’s important to understand the Golf Mk4’s overall lack of appeal for driving enthusiasts. Here was a car that topped its class for ...

The Golf R's steering is heavier and its ride is firmer, but it's nothing like the punishing first-generation R32's. Like the other R cars, though, it comes with huge brakes (13.6-inch rotors up ...

We'd argue that there's another 6-cylinder classic that should be on your radar, the early 130i from BMW. But the R32 has that distinctive round shape of a Golf, twin exhausts and a much more ...

the first generation Golf R32. Here it produces a full-flavoured 247bhp (or 10bhp more than in the last iteration and 50bhp more than the current GTI) at 6,300rpm, matched to a 236lb ft thump of ...