Hello from the sunny state of Virginia, where I've just touched down for the first drive of the refreshed 2025 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R ... the now-expected light-up VW emblem.

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel ... Other design tweaks are subtle, but the R now enjoys a new light-up VW badge and a more outwardly sporty front bumper, one claimed ...

Opting for the Golf ... VW badge. Slip into reverse, and the badge rotates back to reveal the camera. It's a clever idea that keeps the camera lens free of dirt and debris, but backing the GTI up ...

And there’s also a light-up VW badge, because that’s cool now. Oddly enough, the Golf R gets a tow bar for the first time, which has a max trailer weight of 4,188 pounds. That is pretty ...

A Volkswagen Golf GTI without an available manual transmission ... lights now extends fender to fender. The front VW badge lights up too. A pair of new metallic paint colors (Alpine Silver and ...

Up front, the latest Golf GTI’s deep ... Again, not very Volkswagen. And the same can be said of the standard light-grey plastics used for the dash and door trims. Light grey never seems ...

A red, manual three-door with the tartan seats was the Mk5 Golf ... up in time for the 2024 examination as there were no advisories this time around. The EA113 wasn’t the most refined motor VW ...