Volkswagen Golf R32 in detail The Mk4 Golf’s understated styling has undoubtedly aged well, and nowhere better than on the R32. It’s among the subtler overhauls in hot hatchback lore, but an ...

The 3.6L engine is a no-brainer for the 3.2L motor in the Mk4 VW R32, although they’ve yet to see what the torque does to the Mk5 R32’s DSG transmission.

VW’s ultimate Mk4 Golf driven VR6 cranks out 237bhp, 236lb ft We drive Euro-spec DSG auto I was nine years old when VW’s all-out all-wheel drive Golf R32 arrived in the UK in 2002. It ended up ...

They proudly displayed turbo and new supercharger kits for the Mk4 and Mk5 R32, as well as its Mk4 R32 that won last year's eurotuner GP (et 1/09). VF-Engineering also continued as one of the ...

“ The lifted MK4 R32, a.k.a The Country, started life as a salvage title. I bought it mainly for the parts for future builds,” Thurston said. It’s not the first time Thurston has lifted a VW ...

By comparison, an old Golf Mk2 that we covered last year that had over 1,300 horsepower ran the same distance in 17.3 seconds, at 333.33 km/h (207.12 mph), so yes, the quoted output of this Mk4 ...

Last year we did a PH Origins piece comparing the Mk4 Golf R32 with the current Mk8 Golf R 20 Years edition. The R32 is an interesting car, and its party piece, of course, is that warbling V6 up ...

There are Mk5 R32s with the same engine for £5k, and Mk4 GTIs that look a bit like the 3.2-litre car for less; but there’s currently not a Mk4 R32 on PH for less than £15k.

Save for the application of a subtle R32 badge front and rear, that was it, but it remains a handsome shape today. Inside, it was more or less standard Golf Mk4 - though some aluminium dashboard ...

The Mk4 R32 was a 2003 model-year special, designed to sit atop the Golf GTI as an even hotter performance hatch, and was arguably the start of VW’s R line of cars.