Let's get this straight right off the bat: The Volkswagen R32 is not as fast as the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Nor does it have the grip of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But you know what? Who cares.

At the 2004 North American International Auto Show, Volkswagen unveiled its new high-performance version of the Golf hatchback. Not only is the R32 the most powerful Golf-based model ever, but it’s ...

made its U.S. debut to a group of its likeliest fans. The "Volks" in the Volkswagen name might refer to regular ol' folks in the Vaterland, but that's not true in North America, where VW buyers have ...

Technology will soon allow us, maybe even you and me, to live to be about 185 years old or so. That means in the year 2150 we will be able to sit in our anti-gravity gyro-rockers on our carbon-unit ...

A pristine Volkswagen Golf R32 with ridiculously low mileage has popped up for sale on Bring A Trailer. This modern classic is practically brand new, with a mere 97 miles on the clock. The VR6-powered ...

• The 2004 Volkswagen R32 was the 240-hp all-wheel-drive alternative to the GTI before the Golf R. • We once described the R32 as an "instant autocrosser." • This particular model sports 143,000 miles ...

Thirty grand or so will buy you a 3.2-liter, 24-valve, VR6-powered AWD R32 Golf. Take out another loan for the price of a second R32 plus the cost of a new Golf TDI, hand the cash and your R32 to HPA ...

Volkswagen Golf fans apparently have money to burn, with prices for solid examples of the now classic hot hatch selling for unbelievable sums of money. The latest example is a 2004 Golf R32 with ...

A 2004 VW Golf R32 with just 1,800 miles (2,896 km) on the clock is currently available through an online auction and is attracting a lot of interest. In fact, with less than an hour left in the ...

A few weeks ago we reviewed Volkswagen 's new Toaureg. In that piece we mentioned that Volkswagen sales are slumping in this country, and that at least part of the problem is that VW's newer products ...

The end of the hatchback era seems to have begun, at least in America. As we already know, the next-generation Volkswagen Golf will not be sold in the US. Fortunately, the next GTI will come here and, ...

Let's get this straight right off the bat: The Volkswagen R32 is not as fast as the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Nor does it have the grip of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But you know what? Who cares.