The year 2026 marks a momentous occasion for automotive enthusiasts as Volkswagen celebrates five decades of the iconic Golf ...

Every single one of the biggest European automakers has it rough because of the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure, which goes into effect in September 2018 for every new passenger car ...

Now, mere weeks before the 2015 Golf GTI finally reaches U.S. showrooms, we're getting our first opportunity, albeit a brief one, to drive the car on American soil. Across the bay from San Francisco, ...

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It may not be the first hot hatch ever made, but the Volkswagen Golf GTI can be best described as the car that defined the ...

Robert has been an auto enthusiast his entire life. He started working on cars at a young age, learning the basics from his father in the home garage on the weekends. Over the years, he learned as ...

We recently had the chance to speak with a number of designers and engineers of the upcoming eighth-generation Golf GTI. In addition to confirming that the United States won't get the base version of ...

VW’s hot hatch lives up to the moniker, blitzing past the 60kph mark in just over 3 seconds and hitting 100kph on our GPS-based testing equipment just 2.72 seconds later. The Golf GTI’s tested ...

No changes for the 2026 model year 241-horsepower GTI priced from $35,865 (all prices include $1,275 destination charge) 328-hp Golf R starts at $50,730 The Volkswagen GTI is an untouchable blend of ...