Thanks to Mat Wattson, we have the first comparison between the new Golf GTI with the Performance Pack and the equally new Golf R for 2017. It's a one-man-show video from the launch event, but the ...

When the Mk VII generation debuted, the Golf R became more important than the GTI because it was way faster and still enjoyable to drive. And it seems the gap remains the same for the all-new 2022 ...

Competes with: Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai Veloster Turbo/N, Subaru WRX/WRX STi Looks like: A fresh take on the iconic hot hatch Powertrains: 241-horsepower (GTI) or 315-hp (R), turbocharged 2.0-liter ...

The Volkswagen Golf has always been fun to hustle around back roads, from the first hatch that came out in 1974 to the current Mk. 7 that debuted in 2012. For 2018, the latest gen gets a hearty ...

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 ...

Just as all the published reviews said..."Winner!" What can be said about a car that is exactly what Car & Driver and Consumer Reports said it was..."Such fun to drive." I purchased a 2015 GTI 4 door ...

Automaker family portraits are like most of ours. See that mohawk in the back? That’s the Honda Civic Type R. The blue-face scoundrel flipping the bird? Hello, Ford Focus RS. Every family has someone ...

The touring car racing-inspired TCR is the most powerful version of the Golf GTI ever. Volkswagen unveiled it online last week and shortly afterwards hosted the official media drive in Portugal. This ...

Summit Point, West Virginia — WAUUGGGGH! 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 ...