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Spacious, well built and complete with the glorious V6 soundtrack. We'll miss VW's R32

Our R32's time with us is running out

After a brief scrub-in period, new tyres have restored the Volkswagen's handling

Our R32's tyred out, so on went a set of Goodyear Eagles

How does the R32 compare to the Audi TT. Neil Carey offers an insight

VW's R32 has a love-hate relationship with Neil Carey...

You wouldn't get married in a VW Golf would you? Neil Carey borrows the Mercedes CLS for a mate's big day...

How does our current Golf R32 compare to the first one, of 2002 vintage? Neil Carey has a chance to find out

Some hard chase-work, followed by some workshop pampering, and the R32 is ready to show Neil Carey its virtues

Neil Carey follows up his BMW 130i with a close rival in the Golf R32, but it has big shoes to fill, and a DSG box with which to do it

A superb drive, but £31K's an awful lot of money, regardless of how well it goes, looks and feels

The 130i made its trackday debut at the end of March when the evoactive circus arrived at Snetterton. Having never visited the Norfolk circuit before,…

It's not every day you get an empty track to play with, so when the boys at the Bedford Autodrome waved me out onto the circuit, I was determined to m…

The Christmas break meant a jaunt to Wales to see the folks, and the chance to really get to know the 130.

Picture the scene. You've been part of the evo team for a few months, the familiar names from reading the magazine are rapidly becoming the familiar f…

Why don't they sell them over here? That's all I could think as I handed back the keys to my Forester's more glamourous sibling. I know the STi is sti…

My ride has been pimped! The new 17in Prodrive wheels have finally been fitted, and along with the extra 'bling factor' there's the promise of loads m…