In factory stock form, the Mk IV Volkswagen Golf R32 is a bit like the Lexus LFA - the engineering masterpiece aura shines strong and yet the performance isn't at the top of the genre anymore.

We recently attended the SoCal R32 GTG near Los Angeles (see p78) where over 130 R32s gathered from across the US. There were cars of every hue, from Reflex silver, Tornado red and deep blue metallic ...

Back when the Mercedes A-Class was still a weird small minivan and not a 381PS (376hp) rocket in its top guise, Volkswagen was near the top of the hot hatch food chain with the R derivatives of the ...

Experience the raw power of a heavily tuned Volkswagen Golf IV R32 equipped with a Don Octane R30 Turbo, pushing this beast from 0 to 332 KM/H with brutal force. Captured in high-definition, this ...

The regular Volkswagen Golf 4 was the German car maker’s attempt to move the model upmarket. A process that spawned one of the well-built and all-rounded compacts ever. The fact that there’s still ...