VW also hopes to transfer some of the knowledge gained from competing in the Dakar Rally, which it has won the past three years. We'll have to wait and see if the Polo R WRC finds similar success ...

To understand the Mk4 Volkswagen Golf R32’s impact, it’s important to understand the Golf Mk4’s overall lack of appeal for driving enthusiasts. Here was a car that topped its class for ...

The three months since my trusty BMW 130i was taken away seem to have dragged on forever, but when I was offered the chance to run its closest rival, VW’s Golf R32, I thought it would be well ...

Push the bookends a bit farther apart on the shelf where you keep the specification sheets for cars you can’t own because Volkswagen just released details for its Polo R WRC. Just like the ...

Volkswagen R started in 2002 with the Golf R32. Then the Passat R sedan/wagon came along in 2008, followed a year later by ...