Charlie Parker died young. Hendrix died young. But boy did they make some impact. The first VW Golf R32 was only available in the United States for one year and now it's a classic. Maybe even ...

It’s an odd move given that the redesigned R32 was on sale for less than a year. The R32 is a VW Rabbit- (or Golf-) derived model that’s been extensively reworked to include a V-6 powertrain ...

See All 18 Photos However, the Mk5 R32 makes a great used car bargain and is rare enough to have some cache among VW fans, so it's becoming a modified star in its later life. One enthusiast who ...

The visual modifications are inspired by the flagship VW Golf R32, combined with 19-inch wheels and a new exhaust. The modified hatchback features a new front bumper with large intakes and a new ...

Comes now the latest and most vehement expression of this tradition, the R32, a GTI so potent that VW refrains from calling it a GTI. Wow. But just where does it fit in the small-car performance ...

It also enhances the car’s performance. Married to a Direct Shift Gearbox (more on this later) and VW’s 4Motion all-wheel-drive system, the R32 scoots to 60 mph in 6.5 seconds. Accelerating in ...

The R32 is everything a VW enthusiast could ask for here in the States right now. Except for maybe a Golf V. See, while the fifth-generation Golf is already in showrooms across Europe, it won’t ...

VW's 2008 R32 looks vaguely like the Rabbit and GTI on which it's based, but there are significant mechanical differences between the cars. The 250-horsepower V6 elevates the VW to compete with ...

Thank you, car gods: VW plans R32 followup Building on the success of the 3.2 liter, 240-hp, all-wheel-drive Golf-based R32, Volkswagen will bring another R model to U.S. soil, but probably not ...

Reported by The Smoking Tire, check out this Scirocco built with the help of a Mark 5 VW R32. Alex was not only able to register his Scirocco in the U.S., but he also took it several steps further ...