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Will this be the ultimate Volkswagen Golf R racer?

Volkswagen will debut its latest Volkswagen Golf R race car at the 24h Nürburgring in 2027.

Your Projects: VW Golf Alltrack with a surprise under the hood

The perfect dadmobile? For this GRM forum user, the answer is a Volkswagen Golf Alltrack with a few surprise upgrades.

You Need This: Turbo Mk2 GTI project with Zender body kit and wheels

Yes, this Mk2 VW GTI needs some work, but it does feature a Turbo Technics turbocharger plus a rad-as-heck Zender body kit and wheels.

VW Golf GTI Edition 50: Most powerful GTI–but it won’t hit the U.S.

Volkswagen announced the most powerful GTI ever, but it won’t be offered here in the U.S.

You Need This: Clean, California A2 Jetta with the right period mods

Clean, original paint, matching numbers and yours for just $7000. What's not to love about this A2 Volkswagen Jetta?

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Volkswagen articles

Features: What it was like to race a VW New Beetle Cup car | From the Archives

From the April 2001 issue: When Volkswagen's New Beetle Cup Cars made their U.S. debut.

Buyer's Guides: Five cool cars you can now import into the U.S.

A mid-engine hot hatch? One of the most extreme new Beetles made? A four-wheel-drive Honda Fit? All of those–and more–are now eligible to import in 2026.

Restoration & Renovation: Classic Cars: Why a terrible Beetle is worth 6 years of suffering

Yes, buying a finished Beetle would have likely cost less than restoring one from a pile of parts, but that's not the same experience.

Features: VW’s finest on Germany’s finest roads | Golf R Black Edition Review

During our recent visit to the Nürburgring 24-hour race, we had the chance to sample the 2025 Volkswagen Golf R Black Edition.

Features: VW Golf R: Proof that hot hatches can still punch above their weight

The GRM track test and review of the latest Volkswagen Golf R.

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Volkswagen project cars

2017 Golf GTI

 Is it still possible to have a fun, trackable daily driver without paying the average new car price of $48,000?

1993 Fox

There's cheap fun, and then there's $500 VW Fox fun.

2013 Beetle TDi

You may already know that we’ve added a controversial Chevy Volt to our long-term fleet to explore what alternative drivetrains mean to the future of enthusiast cars. Well, Volkswagen challenged …

1995 Golf

Volkswagen Golf—Cheap, fun and easily modified. We're going to make ours faster and corner quicker. What else did you think we were going to do?

1976 Scirocco

Found on Craigslist for $850, this 95K original mile, 1976.5 Super Scirocco hasn't been on the road since 1986! Plans include a 2.0 liter ABA transplant and period-correct suspension and …

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Volkswagen project car updates

Sold: Our GTI is off to a new home

All good things must come to an end, on our GTI project is no different.

We accomplished everything we set out to do, and now, it’s time for …

Video: How we built a fast, comfy and reliable Mk7 GTI track car

Can you make a Volkswagen Golf GTI as fast as a Honda Civic Type R?

You certainly can–and you don’t have to sacrifice street manners to do so. Here’s how …

For sale: 2017 Volkswagen GTI GRM project car

[Editor's Note: Our 2017 Volkswagen GTI project has been sold since we originally published this project update, and we no longer own the vehicle.]

“Can one car really do it …

How to convert an autocross newbie into a lifelong autocrosser

When I first sat behind the wheel of our Volkswagen Golf GTI, I didn’t think autocross could hook me more than it had. Boy, was I wrong.

Video: Is a tune worth it? We put our GTI on the dyno to find out.

On paper, a tune sounds like a secret hack: With a tap of a few keys on a keyboard, your car can make more power–no hard parts to install.

But, …

Volkswagen Forum Topics

Spicy Tiguana - Super Budget Build.
Project Dadmobile: an Alltrack story
Rolled 2024 VW iD.4 Part Out (partial)
LERN ME: VW Arteon Edition
Ride Height for my Super Beetle
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Volkswagen Readers' Rides

Apr 25, 2026 by Polo_driver
2011 None Polo

My first car, love it. ABS dont work in rain, little assists, perfect. Managed to fit everything into it and move across the country for university with my GF

Feb 17, 2026 by Jason Wysocki
1965 None Formula Vee

I picked up my Formula Vee (FV) project about a year ago off Facebook Marketplace. Interestingly, one of the previous owners actually kept a Grassroots build thread for this car …

Feb 13, 2026 by ChrisPBacon
2017 None GTI

White, Sport Trim

Jan 29, 2026 by 799
1976 None Scirocco

Hill Climb, Sprint, and TT Forged OBDI 2.0 8v Dual 40mm DCOE G60 Brakes (Tilton Proportioning Valve) Current project… Ground Control Camber/Caster plates Ground Control Coil Over Conversion 430/325 LBS …

Jan 17, 2026 by JohnInKansas
1992 None GTi

The Challenge Car of Christmases Yet To Come. Bought/horse-traded from AAZCD. VR6 swapped. An absolute ripper when it works. Wife hates it.

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