Off-road vehicles don’t come cheap either, and getting one just to go off-roading once in a while is a luxury few people can afford. Patrick Thurston owns a pair of VW R32 MK4s.

It’s based on the Golf SportWagen but adds a few features designed to make it more at home off the road. Related: 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack Wagon Starts at $27,770.

For the Mk8 Golf Country, delta4x4 took a Golf R and hiked it up 3.1 inches to achieve about 8.8″ of total ground clearance. That’s Subaru Crosstrek territory but with much more horsepower. A ...

By the time production on the Mk4 ceased, Volkswagen had put 4.99 million units on the road. VW Golf Mk4 Timeline 1997 Extremely high body quality levels, achieved by elements including laser welding ...