When you think of a hot hatch, the three letters that first come to mind are likely GTI. This acronym has been one of the principal voices in the hot hatch arena for the last 50 years, having been the ...

Fresh spy shots suggest the ID.3 Neo is finally getting the performance version missing from the lineup since it was ...

The ID. Polo GTI will go on sale this fall as Volkswagen’s first electric GTI, but another EV hot hatch was just caught ...

While drivers based in the US have been lucky enough to experience some awesome hot hatches over the years, such as the legendary Volkswagen Golf GTI and Mazdaspeed 3, some forbidden fruits have ...

The original Polo GTI subcompact Hot Hatch appeared in 1998, and Volkswagen fans probably already regard it as a collector's item. Well, now they can mix and match it with something contemporary, the ...

It's starting to become a rather busy day with stories coming from the Land Down Under, as after Alfa Romeo announced details about the Tributo Italiano versions of the Tonale, Giulia, and Stelvio, it ...

Volkswagen is preparing the official debut of its first battery-electric hot hatch, based on the ID. Polo GTI. The new model will be shown next week during the famous 24 Hours of Nürburgring. The race ...

Starting under $22,000 (20,000 euros), Volkswagen’s new ID.EVERY1 will be its cheapest EV when it arrives in 2027. Volkswagen’s tech development boss, Kai Grunitz, says an ID.1 GT1 is possible but ...

2026 marks 50 years of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, and what started out as a skunkworks project has come to define the entire hot hatchback genre. It may not be the first hot hatch ever made, but the ...

ICE-powered hot hatches might be a dying breed these days but that didn’t stop Volkswagen from presenting a new special edition of the Polo GTI just in time for its 25th anniversary. The VW Polo GTI ...

In 1976, the first-ever GTI appeared and would go on to set the standard for fun, affordable motoring. 50 years later, the first all-electric GTI aims to do the same. Volkswagen has revealed the ID.

It can be difficult to pin down exactly why some cars resonate with the public, and others just don’t. The successful cars have an intangible quality, and it’s one that VW has used to brilliant effect ...