Did you know that the original VW Golf R32 was the world’s first-ever production vehicle with a dual-clutch gearbox? It also stood as the pinnacle of the Golf MK IV range, powered by a new (at the ...

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 ...

One of our favorite high-end tuners is HPA Motorsports, best known for its 500-hp, twin-turbo Golf R32 that was featured in Gran Turismo 4 as well as various national automotive mags. In one of the ...

Usually, you can tell what kind of engine a performance car has by the segment it occupies. Hot hatch? Usually a four-cylinder turbo. Large German premium sedan? Probably a 600 horsepower V8. But this ...

A 735HP VW Golf 2 R32 Turbo with 4Motion AWD goes head-to-head with the iconic Nissan GT-R R35 in a brutal showdown of boost, grip, and speed. One’s a sleeper hatchback with supercar-killing power, ...

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 ...

🔥 Street-built monster vs factory hypertech! The 950HP VW Golf 3 R32 Turbo 4Motion faces off against a brutal 1100HP McLaren 765LT. AWD grip vs lightweight aerodynamics – this is a battle of ...

It’s funny how we still think of planes like the Boeing X-32 as stealth fighters. Ain’t nothing stealthy about taking off vertically while looking so pleased with yourself that we want to pinch your ...

Here at Auto Express, we like to think that we’re pretty forward thinking. We embrace new technologies, approach new manufacturers with an open mind, and most of all, we try our best to not get all ...

High-horsepower VW Golfs are nothing new, but this one is especially wild. Why? Well, it sounds like something out of a Group B rally stage, and it shoots fire. We love it. According to Car ...