There is a saying that goes something like, “A bad day at the track beats a good day at the office.” And when you are ...

Relatively good fuel economy, comfort, and a dash of fun mix together to make this list of entertaining commuter cars.

The 2025 Volkswagen GTI isn’t a car of the year, but it wouldn’t be a misplaced nominee. An accolade designed for the ...

In 2001 Audi released the first-generation S3 in South Africa. It was one of the early players in the high-performance hatchback league. At the time, Mercedes-Benz had yet to heat up the A-Class, ...

A hot hatch. Bit of a rarity nowdays, eh?Quite. And quite a hot hatch. This is the classic four-cylinder FWD deal, only now the Cupra Leon has got itself 325bhp and a zero-to-62mph time of 5.4 seconds ...

Winter is here, but this heavily-upgraded Audi S3 Sportback does not care about that, as the cold is the least of its enemies ...

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 A3 lineup now comes with complimentary scheduled maintenance for the first three years or 30,000 miles. Previously optional Technology Packages are now standard. The 2026 Audi A3 starts at ...

Michael Frank has been writing and editing car and motorcycle coverage for the past two decades. His outlets have included Forbes, Coolhunting, The Wall Street Journal, Car & Driver, Road & Track, The ...

Within the broader hot compact crowd, the S3 still manages to carve out its own niche. It’s all-wheel drive, just like the VW Golf R and Toyota GR Corolla, and combines thrilling performance with ...

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, ...