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 ...

Here’s why. Volkswagen Golf R32 in detail The Mk4 Golf’s understated styling has undoubtedly aged well, and nowhere better than on the R32.

Market Value By now, just about every MK4-based R32 in the country has probably had a decade-and-a-half of hard driving, and plenty of them have been modified. Good luck finding a stock example.

When the system isn't engaged, it's front-wheel drive. Equipped with a much nicer-sounding motor, the Mk4 Golf R32 uses a dual-clutch box with six forward gears compared to seven for the Mk7 Golf GTI.

You get the first R32, arguably one of the best hot hatches ever made. The R32 was a nice addition to the MK4 Golf lineup, which by 2002 had been in production for six years. And it was a neat car ...

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 ...

VW Golf Mk4 Timeline 1997 Extremely high body quality levels, achieved by elements including laser welding 1997 Blue instrument lighting 1997 New 4MOTION all-wheel drive 1997 Navigation system ...