The Volkswagen Golf Mk3 is old news now. At 27 years, it’s probably the least liked Volkswagen in the world at the moment. The Golf Mk3 GTI suffered a similar fate in the ‘90s. It had become sensible ...

Prolific Volkswagen tuner HPA Motorsports found a fun new use for its VR6 crate engine. After building a limited run of 50 VR6-swapped Mk7.5 Golf R hatches, it put the same 2.5-liter engine into a ...

The New Beetle RSi is a rare modern classic that foreshadowed Volkswagen's R-badged performance cars ...

When it comes to tuning a car, more is usually better. Adding more fuel, more air, and more turbo boost are the typical methods of getting more power out of a car. But what about adding more engines?

Remember the six-pot Golf VR6 4MOTION and the Golf VR6 Syncro before it? Said models paved the way for the six-cylinder Golf R32, which Volkswagen then replaced with the four-pot Golf R. Not long now, ...

In this issue you'll read about several enthusiasts who've owned their cars for a few years. During that time they've modified them, driven them and modified again. It's an obsession. What's ...

Over the years, Volkswagen – like every other major manufacturer – has had to optimize and trim its engine lineup to meet increasingly stringent emissions regulations. In 2024, it was the turn of the ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

The Mk3 Golf and Jetta have existed in North America for some 13 years - long enough to induce the "been there, done that" feeling. Currently, tuning trends seem to favor the Euro approach, with ...

While there have been loads of famous cars that have cropped up over the years, there's nearly an equal number of iconic engines that have seen the light of day, too. You don't have to scratch your ...

The world of engine development is a complicated one. The number of variables that need to be considered when shoving a power plant into any given chassis is so high that it'd make even a seasoned ...