The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

A Golf R Spektrum in a unique configuration is now up for sale, and it includes all the little extras that made this limited-run hot hatch an awesome enthusiast pick. When Volkswagen sent off the ...

The Honda Civic Type R nameplate carries plenty of clout, but the Volkswagen Golf R’s AWD system could put the Japanese hatchback on the defensive. Hot hatches aren’t exactly a dime a dozen, and the ...

Americans have never truly warmed to hatchbacks, but for the few willing to look past the economy-car stigma, there’s a genuinely compelling niche waiting to be explored. The hot hatch sits in a kind ...

The Golf R is the old hand, having been part of Volkswagen’s U.S. lineup off and on since 2012. For 2025, it too gets a power bump, from 315 to 328 hp, with no change in torque. Unfortunately, the ...