*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. It’s jarring at first, that automatic transmission in the limited-run, high-performance 2008 Volkswagen R32. It just don’t seem ...

The Volkswagen R32 doesn’t look like the big, bad flagship performers from the Other Guys. It lacks the aggressive, spoilers-vents-and-flares look of cars like the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and ...

The 2004 Volkswagen R32 arrived at a moment when hot hatches were still mostly front driven, then calmly rewrote the rulebook ...

Not everyone will get the Volkswagen R32. And we aren’t saying that solely because availability of the all-wheel-drive, V6-powered Golf is limited to 5000 cars for the U.S. market. The boy-racer types ...

Volkswagen can no longer be classified simply as the "people's car" with its primary focus on inexpensive and economical transportation. There are now many niches filled by a host of VW vehicles - ...

Alex Kaufmann November 26, 2008 Comment Now! Volkswagen first hinted at a new high-performance version of the Scirocco coupe when it revealed the GT24 race concept back at the Austrian Wörthersee Tour ...

Let's get this straight right off the bat: The Volkswagen R32 is not as fast as the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. Nor does it have the grip of the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. But you know what? Who cares.

I have owned a 2008 R32 for 18 months and have had no issues. The car runs/drives perfect. The value of the car is holding better than most other cars on the market. I have always liked R32's and ...

When we first drove the Mk5 VW R32 (et 10/07), we gave it a slightly lukewarm reception: as did most others. However, our brief spell in the car didn't allow a final verdict. Yet we did suggest that ...

OUR TAKE: The VW R32's all-wheel-drive system helps makes this the porkiest hatch in recent memory, tipping the scales at close to 400 pounds more than our long-term Mazdaspeed 3. That's not to say ...