Of all the hot hatch lineages that have come and gone, the Golf GTI has arguably been the most consistent in its ethos. From the blueprint-making ’76 Mk1 to the present day Mk8.5, GTIs have always had ...

The car he’s talking about - the most powerful series-production GTI there has yet been, no less - is Wolfburg’s ...

The new Volkswagen Golf GTI is both the most powerful and most expensive GTI ever, but what's it like on the road?

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 ...

With the Edition 50, Volkswagen has produced the most hardcore road-going Golf since the Clubsport S – and the best Mk8 yet ...

The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI has fundamentally remained an excellent hot hatchback. But it introduced a few little hitches that made it hard for us and enthusiasts to rank it quite as ...

SUMMIT POINT, West Virginia — At West Virginia’s premier Summit Point Motorsports complex, I wrung the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s neck through the Jefferson Circuit’s technical Turn 2-3-4-5 complex.

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

Whatever you do, don’t blame yourself. Much noise has been made about the 2025 Volkswagen GTI—and its superpowered Golf R sibling—losing the six-speed manual for their mid-cycle facelifts. It has ...

In this video, we review a tuned VW Golf GTI MK7.5 Performance pushing 330HP and 500Nm of torque. With mods like the R600 intake, full Milltek exhaust, and a proper LSD, this hot hatch delivers strong ...

Volkswagen has reiterated its commitment to the combustion-powered hot hatch, a commitment that will extend into the next decade. The EA888 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder that powers the Golf ...