Turns out a frozen lake and studded tires is all you need to have fun in the new Golf R—now more powerful than any other sporty production Volkswagen hot hatch ever.

That’s just what happened with the Volkswagen’s Iltis. From a publicity effort for its new civilian utility vehicle derived from a military spec model came the foundation for a dominant rally car.

Volkswagen is no stranger to rally racing, having won the 1986 Group A championship with a Golf GTI 16V and more recently finding success in the Australian and Finnish Rally Car Championships.

So, in order to take on Lancia’s Integrale on the stages of the World Rally Championship ... because the car you see here is no ordinary Rallye… In 1990 VW Motorsport produced the Golf ...

VW tells us that while the Golf R’s base price will be lower than the 2024 model’s elsewhere in the world, that won’t be the case in the U.S. Cars.com’s Editorial department is your source ...

Veteran motoring journalist Calvin Fisher travelled to Sweden to get sideways in the latest iteration of the VW Golf 8.5 R.

The updated Golf improves on the outgoing model year with 13 more horsepower, for a new total of 328 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque through all four wheels, making it the most powerful VW Golf ever.

Enter this custom VW ID. Buzz, wrapped to match the livery of the rally-ready sports car. If you’re going to pull a Porsche, you might as well do it with flair. This one-off electric van was ...

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