Multi-generation owners populate these threads, and their verdict is remarkably uniform: later Golf Rs are faster and better daily drivers, but the Mk4 R32 is the special one because it is analog, torquey, and sounds like nothing VW has built since. Several Porsche owners (996/997/GT3) call it a mini GT3 and name it the one car they regret selling. …
Analog character versus every later Golf R
Volkswagen R32 (Mk4) · ownership-experience