Prior to pulling out of the World Rally Championship at the end of the 2016 season, Volkswagen had been developing a new rally car based on the sixth-generation Polo hatchback. Rather than let the ...

Such a waste. Volkswagen spent untold sums of money and expertise into developing a new Polo for the World Rally Championship, only to pull the plug and shut down the entire operation before it could ...

Volkswagen is keeping the 50th anniversary celebration of the Polo going strong, this time with a rally version of the popular supermini decked out in the iconic Harlequin livery. If you’re wondering ...

Volkswagen ended its WRC program on a high note after capturing its fourth consecutive title in 2016. Even then, that didn’t make it easier for anyone to cope with parting w parting way ays with the ...

Watch the Volkswagen Polo GTI R5 tackle Dirt Rally 2.0 with Logitech G29 racing controls. Experience precision driving, high ...

Today, Kirby’s focus has shifted toward following industry news, and he has a sincere passion for one-off and tuned vehicles, car toys (especially LEGO brand,) and anything else even closely related ...

Push the bookends a bit farther apart on the shelf where you keep the specification sheets for cars you can’t own because Volkswagen just released details for its Polo R WRC. Just like the regular ...

The World Rally Championship has suffered in recent years, but new rules encouraging smaller, more efficient rally cars may be bringing some life back to the event. Due to the World Rally Championship ...

I’m a simple man. I see a harlequin Volkswagen, and I smile. As a longtime lover of most things VW (not all things—looking at you, ID.4), I have a soft spot for harlequin-liveried cars with ...

The World Rally Championship is one of the most epic spectacles in motorsports, but sometimes the pace is just too fast. Rally fans are known for camping out in frozen Finnish forests just for a split ...

The decision has been made concerning the future of the Volkswagen World Rally Championship team, and it's reportedly not good. Sources within the company told Autocar that Volkswagen has decided to ...