Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

Several manufacturers offer affordable compact sports cars. Volkswagen — in the broader VW Group sense — sells three of them: the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the Volkswagen Golf R and the closely-related ...

When it comes to affordable compact sports cars, the VW group has always had several compelling entries to choose from in the VW Golf GTI, VW Golf R, and the Audi S3. Based on monikers alone, most ...

The Audi S3 and Volkswagen Golf GTI occupy similar territory on paper: compact, sporty hatchbacks that deliver engaging performance and everyday usability. But when you start comparing price tags, the ...

The Volkswagen Golf R stands above all other Golf variants in terms of performance and prestige. First introduced as the Golf R32 with a 3.2-liter narrow-angle VR6 engine and standard all-wheel drive, ...

The S3 is the middle-of-the-road model in the A3 range, slotted between the A3 and RS 3. Essentially a VW Golf R in a nice suit, the compact-sized model has plenty of things going for it, including ...