The Volkswagen Golf R32 and Alfa Romeo 147 GTA each took a different approach to the big-engined hot-hatch formula. But which ...

Max Voorhees is an avid car enthusiast who loves Euro imports and JDM cars. Taught by his brother from a young age, he has learned how to fix his own cars, as well as those of his friends. He loves to ...

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.

Without a doubt, both the Volkswagen Golf Mk4-based R32 hot hatch and the third generation R32 Nissan GT-R high-performance coupe hold very special places in their respective series' heritage. Yet, ...

The Golf R32 is the Volkswagen by which all others should be measured, timeless yet ambitious in terms of engineering. Having this many cylinders in an old, small hatchback just makes it very ...

For decades—indeed for a generation— car magazines featured the same cover words at least once a year:Mustang vs. Camaro! One Must Die!" There were subtle differences. Sometimes it was Mustang that ...

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 ...

August 9, 2005 -- WOLFSBURG, Germany -- It was the most powerful Golf ever. The Golf R32 powered by a 177 kW (241 bhp) engine was first launched in August 2002. Not only was it one of the hottest cars ...

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 ...

I’m not sure who had “exploding VW Golf values” on their 2023 bingo card, but props if that’s you. Just a few weeks after a Mk2 GTI sold for $87,000 on Bring a Trailer, another special example—this 97 ...

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 ...