The term "hot hatch" is normally associated with models such as the Golf GTI or Civic Type R, which have earned their reputation from decades of evolution and improvement. The term always stands for ...

We are living in the information age. You can do anything you want within the law with proper knowledge and resources. For car enthusiasts and tuners, there’s no limit to modifying their cars.

Blimey, we’ve seen plenty of low-mileage cars come up for auction in recent years, but this 2002 Mk4 Volkswagen Golf GTI takes the biscuit. Now, the Mk4 may not have been the most popular GTI in ...

Volkswagen's performance-oriented R brand kicked off with the fourth-generation Volkswagen Golf R32 in 2002. In the first instance, R models came with six-cylinder naturally aspirated lumps.

Volkswagen Golf fans apparently have money to burn, with prices for solid examples of the now classic hot hatch selling for unbelievable sums of money. The latest example is a 2004 Golf R32 with ...

With the VW Golf turning 50 this year, it's a good opportunity to take a look at each generation and examine the incremental design evolution of Wolfsburg's hatch legend. And it's also a good time to ...

Although the last Mk4 rolled off the assembly line more than five years ago, some consider it the quintessential Golf of our time. Sure, the Mk1 is special for being the first, and many believe the ...

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 perceived ...

Remember that Mk4 Volkswagen Golf GTI that was heading up for auction with just eight miles on the clock? Yeah, this one. Well, we can now bring you news that it sold for £38,250 at the Silverstone ...

Unsure as to whether buyers really preferred a hot or a merely warm Golf GTI VW decided to hedge its bets with the Mk4 model. So it launched both a normally-aspirated 125hp 1.8-litre car and a 150hp ...

One category is missing from that list, however: hot hatchbacks. With a handful of honourable exceptions, predominantly wearing Renault and Peugeot badges, the hot hatch had a torrid time during the ...