This Golf R started life as a hot hatch, but after a full RS3 engine swap and over 1,000 hp under the hood, it's become something else entirely.

In all rational sense the Golf R is a quick car, but it does feel somewhat blunted by its 1548kg kerb weight, which is c/100kg more than the larger, but admittedly front-wheel-drive Honda Civic ...

The all-new Golf 8 R has since been revealed, which although maintaining its DSG-only status has bumped power back up to 319bhp and adopted a torque-vectoring rear differential, which together ...