Volkswagen first used the 'R' badge as a signifier of ultimate model performance back in 2002 when the three-door R32 Mk4 Golf came out. Weighing just over 1,550kg, it had a 237hp/236lb ft/25mpg ...

This 2013 Volkswagen MK6 Golf R with 106,495 miles is a well-maintained, APR Stage 2+ tuned 4-door—perfect for enthusiasts seeking a performance hatch in New Jersey.

So, no MkIII "VW364" Scirocco R from Wolfsburg for us U.S. Desert Jackals. But we do get the MkVI "VW360" Golf R hot hatch with a touch more horsepower (at 266) ...

Mk6 Volkswagen Golf R (2009-2013) Ah, the modern age. The Golf R officially arrived on September 15, 2009, when the sheets were pulled off at that year’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

Filmed during a Race1000 event in Germany, which has brought forward several magnificent machines over these past few months, this Golf R is said to pack as much as 850 horsepower. Its stock 2.0 ...

To illustrate that, we’re told that Nürburgring lap times are 15 seconds quicker compared to the MkVI Golf R, and 11 seconds better than the best time set by the new MkVII GTI.

All these things add up to a Golf R that can play with the big boys around our figure-8 test. The MkVI Golf R needed 26.5 seconds to lap the twisted oval; the VII requires just 25 seconds.

But let depreciation kick in and that gulf vanishes, though you do need to step back a generation to the Mk6 Golf R. Built between 2010 and 2012, Golf R prices typically span £14-£22k.

Ever since Volkswagen revealed the Mk6 Golf R at the 2009 Frankfurt Motor Show, everyone knew that compact hatchbacks would never be the same again. The Wolfsburg-based outfit still uses a 2.0 ...

The Golf R is a car that people love to drive hard so it was a priority for me to find an example that had been well maintained. In early March, I came across a black Golf R for sale with 107,000km.

From HPA’s 740-horsepower VW Mk6 Golf R to the APR Audi RS3 that runs nine-second quarter-miles, there’s no doubt what can be done with heaps of determination and a stack of cash.