Remember the Mk4 Golf R32 with its great-sounding VR6 engine? It made 241 ps or 238 hp from a displacement of 3.2 liters, while Volkswagen quotes 265 ps or 261 hp for the 2025 model year Golf GTI ...

One step above the GTI in terms of power and luxury, the R32 featured a 24-vavle, DOHC VR6 engine that made 238 hp (177 kW/241 PS) from the factory, which could propel the AWD car to 62 mph (100 ...

VW Golf Mk4 Timeline 1997 Extremely high body quality levels, achieved by elements including laser welding 1997 Blue instrument lighting 1997 New 4MOTION all-wheel drive 1997 Navigation system ...

The bare acceleration figures still look impressive today, despite a fairly chunky kerb weight (a Mk7 Golf R is 76kg lighter). We timed an R32 at 6.4 seconds to 60mph, and while the VR6 doesn't ...

Volkswagen's VR6 engine makes one of the most interesting six-cylinder sounds out there. It gets a lot better once you add a supercharger.

Indeed, such was the reputation established by it that the Mk4 Golf carried on with the 2.8-litre unit before the 3.2-litre R32 arrived. At the time, nobody could get enough VR6 in the Golf.

After that the VR6 was dropped, and no Golf since has quite been able to match the Mk4’s unmistakable style. The combo of the engine and the design has made the first R32 extremely desirable.