the first Volkswagen Golf R32 was based on the MK4 Golf platform, and it propelled the hot hatch genre into an entirely new dimension by adding all-wheel drive to its tried-and-true formula.

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 ...

Sometimes you have to wonder what goes on at Volkswagen's meetings whenever ... By now, just about every MK4-based R32 in the country has probably had a decade-and-a-half of hard driving, and ...

The original Volkswagen GTI is credited with starting ... 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 ...

It's more common to see a Mk4 Golf on its last leg than one that's showroom fresh these days, but this flawless example on Bring A Trailer is not like other girls. This is likely the cleanest R32 ...

Older website perusers and readers of CAR, look away now: I was nine years old when VW’s all-out all-wheel drive Golf R32 arrived in the UK in 2002. It ended up being one of those cars that ...

I am one of the 5000 owners of the 2004 R32 in the US. Mine has 243,000 miles ... Needless to say, the Mk4 R is insanely awesome. Clean, mean, and ready to be driven. Original miles, mint interior ...

Volkswagen's performance-oriented R brand ... respectable 241 pferdestarke and 320 Newton-meters of twist in the Mk4 Golf R32. That's 237 mechanical ponies and 236 pound-feet at – depending ...

To fully 'get' the original Volkswagen Golf R32, you have to first understand how disappointing the Mk4 Volkswage Golf GTI was to fans of the iconic bagde. That may sound a bit harsh - after all, the ...

I knew about the Mk5 R32 from when I bought a new GLI Fahrenheit ... Needless to say, the Mk4 R is insanely awesome.

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 ...