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 ...

This 446HP VW Golf MK8 GTI Clubsport hits the Autobahn for a top speed run. With Stage 1 tuning and enhanced torque delivery, this hot hatch offers razor-sharp throttle response and serious high-speed ...

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer has confirmed the company’s plans to develop a full range of “monster” electric hot-hatches, including an all-new electric Golf GTI that will stay true to its iconic ...

For more than four decades, the Golf GTI has been the standard by which all high-performance hatchbacks are measured. Over eight generations, the formula of style, refinement, practicality, and ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel-drive GTI-plus hot hatch. Volkswagen pushed the R to a new level with the introduction of the torque-vectoring rear differential that arrived ...

Is the Volkswagen Golf GTI a Good Car? If you need one car to be nearly everything an enthusiast driver could possibly want it to be (efficient commuter, capable canyon carver, car-pool-friendly kid ...

Mechanically, there wasn't really anything wrong with the MK8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R. In fact, they were both pretty awesome. Redesigning an icon like the MK7 Golf is no easy task, but Volkswagen ...

Volkswagen is discontinuing manual transmissions for the GTI and Golf R, despite a notable spike in demand from U.S. enthusiasts. The manual-loving minority movement has lost yet another battle.

Mat Watson and company are back with another interesting three-way drag race. On this occasion, the contenders all wear Volkswagen and Golf badges. Be that as it may, not all Golfs are created equal.

Many generations of the Volkswagen Golf can be found parked on streets across the world, but it's particularly popular in Europe, where it's remained a bestseller for many decades. As a result of this ...

Like a German train schedule, Volkswagen is right on time with its mid-cycle facelift for its Mk8 Golf and GTI. With that facelift comes predictably tweaked looks, some improved interior ergonomics, ...

There’s plenty of smoke rising from the Volkswagen Golf family camp, but no fire yet. We’re still early in the buildup to what the Golf will become, said buildup full of special editions and ...