It’s not uncommon to look at the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R as the same car. Or rather, to assume that they’re the same but the one just as has a cosmetic package. I mean, they roll off the same ...

The Volkswagen GTI made its debut on American shores back in 1983. Back then, the GTI, based on the first-generation Golf, was a performance buffed version of the small, fun, but painfully slow ...

The Golf R has standard all-wheel drive. The 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo makes 288-hp. Transmission choices are a six-speed manual and a six-speed DSG. A special tuned suspension made the R more ...