Volkswagen Golf GTI, and what started out as a skunkworks project has come to define the entire hot hatchback genre ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

The facelifted VW Golf GTI Clubsport is featured in this first review, highlighting updates to its performance, chassis ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI facelift is featured in this review, focusing on performance updates, revised styling, and ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Volkswagen Golf. Although the Golf GTI didn’t debut until June 1976, VW’s using this year’s Nürburgring 24-hour race to commemorate the original Golf and ...

From the January/February 2026 issue of Car and Driver. Losing another manual transmission frustrates us nearly as much as missing out on breakfast at Whammy Burger by three minutes. We North ...

“They won’t make them like this much longer” is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when that ...

Volkswagen is refreshing what many enthusiasts consider its halo cars, the GTI and Golf R hatchbacks, for the 2025 model year. (You can read the full rundowns on the updated 2025 VW GTI here and the ...

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 ...

Inspired by the Safari Rally, Wilson studied travel and tourism to stay on the road. He now blogs about cars to stay close to his dream of traversing the hidden gems of the world with an off-roader.

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R received a midcycle refresh that is more impactful than mild. Indeed, VW listened to critics and delivered meaningful updates like sharper tech, smarter driver ...

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 ...