Just months after the debut of the new Polo GTI, there's an official racing version. Say hello to the GTI R5, which similar to the Fabia R5 is a customer race car for teams looking for rally racing ...

Volkswagen revoked its factory-backed WRC program following the 2016 season, but the German automaker made its intentions clear to return to the sport via customer racing teams shortly after. Despite ...

Volkswagen may have pulled out of the World Rally Championship, but it’s back on the scene with the new Polo GTI R5. Derived from the car with which it won four consecutive world championships, the ...

Many mourned the day when Volkswagen left the World Rally Championship in 2016 after dominating the sport for four consecutive years. The team’s championship-winning Polo rally car was one of the most ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

It will be interesting to see how Volkswagen translates the passion for GTI and R into the electric era. That is a long-term game, of course, and for now, at least, internal combustion and “vrr-pha” ...

The new Polo GTI is quite competent in its class, but if, for whatever reason, any owner wants to mix it with sports cars, they might want to get in touch with Siemoneit Racing and ask for their Stage ...

The good folks over at the Drag Car 4K channel on YouTube are always eager to show us that traditional quarter-mile drag racing is also deeply beloved on the Old Continent – though maybe only during ...

Watch the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 tackle Dirt Rally 2.0 with Logitech G29 racing controls. Experience precision driving, high speed turns, and thrilling rally action from the cockpit. #DirtRally2 #Polo ...

Before you drop 7 bucks on Firemint's megapopular Real Racing, take VW's 2010 GTI hatchback for a spin in this free lite version. It's short, but very, very sweet. Rick Broida is the author of ...