The Mk5 Golf GTI was pivotal for the future of Volkswagen performance cars. Following the blunt, flat-footed Mk4, the GTI badge was in desperate need of a renaissance, and the Mk5 burst through the ...

There are more famous generations of Golf than the Mk5 - but the modern GTI as we know it starts here... By the turn of the millennium, the GTI badge was in the doldrums. In 1975, Volkswagen invented ...

was stylish but ordinary to drive and there was a real concern that VW simply might not be able to make a fun car again. The creators of the genre looked to be heading out of the game. You'll no doubt ...