In 2001 Audi released the first-generation S3 in South Africa. It was one of the early players in the high-performance hatchback league. At the time, Mercedes-Benz had yet to heat up the A-Class, ...

Within the broader hot compact crowd, the S3 still manages to carve out its own niche. It’s all-wheel drive, just like the VW Golf R and Toyota GR Corolla, and combines thrilling performance with ...

When it comes to affordable compact sports cars, the VW group has always had several compelling entries to choose from in the VW Golf GTI, VW Golf R, and the Audi S3. Based on monikers alone, most ...

The Volkswagen Golf R stands above all other Golf variants in terms of performance and prestige. First introduced as the Golf R32 with a 3.2-liter narrow-angle VR6 engine and standard all-wheel drive, ...

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...

Volkswagen is set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Golf R in 2027 with the introduction of a truly symbolic powertrain. The commemorative model will adopt Audi's iconic EA855 2.5-liter ...

Even though it may have lost its manual transmission, the latest Volkswagen Golf R still has plenty of strengths. That car may not actually be the ultimate version of the current Golf, though.

We're approaching the 25th anniversary of Volkswagen Golf R models, so to ring in the special occasion, VW seems to be going all out. It's reportedly fitting its hottest hatch with the same ...

Winter is here, but this heavily-upgraded Audi S3 Sportback does not care about that, as the cold is the least of its enemies ...