This here is the world's first glimpse of the 2024 Volkswagen Golf R facelift (Mk 8.5) attacking the Austrian Ice Race in Zell Am See, to serve as an appetiser before its global debut in the middle of this year. "Unmistakeably R", as Volkswagen says, hence the updated Golf R was brought to show its all-wheel drive prowess by racing legends Hans-Joachim Stuck (3 times 24 Hours of Le Mans winner) and Johan Kristoffersson (6 times World Rallycross Champion) in the wintry town's fourth edition of it

Confirming Wapcar’s earlier speculation, Volkswagen Passenger Cars Malaysia (VPCM) has previewed the new locally-assembled (CKD) 2023 Volkswagen Golf R. Order books open today with an expected price range between RM 330,000 – RM 350,000, representing a huge reduction of circa RM 80k - RM 100k over the fully-imported model, previously listed at RM 431k, with additional equipment and features to boot too. Also read: The first CKD unit outside of Germany - 1 unit of Mk8 VW Golf R was produced in Pe

Yes, you read that right, a mere eight minutes was all it took to sell out all available units of the limited-production VW Golf R 333. Sold exclusively in Germany, the VW Golf R 333 is billed as the ultimate version of the (Mk 8) VW Golf R, and the ‘333’ in its name signifies the total production run of just 333 units. Also read: Review: 2022 Volkswagen Golf R (Mk8) - It's quantifiably better, but also worse However, the Golf R 333 is more than some flashy paint and livery. For starters its 2.0

VW has announced that it will not develop a new generation VW Golf with a combustion engine after the current Mk8 generation model reaches the end of its lifecycle. The current Golf Mk8 will receive an update next year, after which it will stay on sale until 2030. The VW Golf Mk8, itself a heavily updated Mk7 Golf, was first launched in October 2019. However it only went on sale in Malaysia in 2022. While the Golf as we know it will end by this decade, the Golf nameplate will live on as an EV-on

There’s a saying in the world of movies that goes something like, “Sequels aren’t as good as originals.” Some people call it the “Sequel Curse” and it’s a phrase I feel relevant to the 2022 Volkswagen Golf R Mk8. The Volkswagen Golf Mk8 is, in my eyes, a sequel to the brilliant Golf Mk7, which was all-new from the ground up, spearheading the MQB platform that became the virtual spine for Volkswagen. The Mk8 builds upon that and sits on a revised version of the platform called MQB EVO. Also read:

Do you know the Incredible Hulk? All it took was a boatload of gamma radiation, and the once soft-spoken, unimposing Dr. Bruce Banner was suddenly a rage-filled green killing machine. In a way, that’s what Volkswagen is too. Hear me out; I’ve not gone off my rockers just yet. See, talk about VW and you’ll most probably think of sedans (swoopy or otherwise) and maybe some SUVs, but they generally have that serious German doctor demeanour about them. Once or twice in its history, VW has poured wea