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.

When you see this 3rd generation VW Golf, the word “sleeper” will be among the last that pop in your head. With the exhaust cutout in the passenger’s side front fender and a parachute strapped to its ...

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 ...

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 ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran March 22, 2008 Comment Now! The Golf R32 is by no means slow but the sheer number of tuning kits available for the torquey hot-hatch reveals there are a lot of people out there ...

Whenever a Toyota Supra lines up at the start line, enthusiasts gather around, as they know all hell is probably about to break loose. The Japanese sports car has an immense tuning potential, as ...

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 ...

The original Volkswagen GTI is credited with starting the entire hot hatchback phenomenon. But somewhere along the line, the mad scientists at Volkswagen decided their hot Golf wasn't quite as hot as ...

Why do we do what we do? Not to get too philosophical here, but it’s a perfectly legitimate question. Perhaps more so when you consider what we do to our cars. Aside from the odd junkyard-save, we ...

Viknesh Vijayenthiran February 13, 2008 Comment Now! If you were disappointed by VW’s decision not to shoehorn its potent 3.6L V6 into the Golf then you'll be glad to hear German company HGP has gone ...

History is usually written by the winner, and, as far as hot hatches are concerned, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is king. The inaugural variant, dubbed the Mk1, first showed up in 1975 at the Frankfurt ...