How much can a 2.0-liter four-pot withstand and still be reliable? For Mercedes-AMG’s new-gen A45 S, the magic number is 421 PS (415 hp / 310 kW) and 500 Nm (369 lb-ft) of torque. For B&B ...

Volkswagen has previewed a brawny 290hp version of the seventh-generation Golf GTI with the unveiling of the TCR Concept at the annual Wörthersee fan meet in Austria. The carmaker provides factory ...

Say what you will about the relevance of front-wheel drive hot hatches when faster all-wheel drive alternatives are on the market; there’s something uniquely appealing about a performance car that can ...

Back in 2019, Volkswagen launched the Golf GTI TCR, which was then the fastest ever production variant of the GTI-badged Golf. It was first revealed in concept form back in 2018, at the Worthersee ...

Not long before pulling the plug on the seventh-generation Golf in 2019, Volkswagen introduced the GTI TCR. A front-wheel drive hot hatch, which basically bridged the gap between the era’s normal GTI ...

The eighth generation is only months away from being officially revealed and still the Golf continues to dominate its segment. What’s more, this remains far and away the best selling vehicle in the ...

Most enthusiasts have used the Volkswagen Golf in its performance variants as the benchmark for the “hot hatch” category. The 2019 Golf GTI is the metric by which all others will likely be compared, ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI entered its eighth generation at this year's (digital) Geneva motor show. It’s always a significant shift for various model variants when a new generation comes along: ...

The Mk6 Golf GTI was a fairly short-lived model, only in production between the 2010 and 2014 model years. Today, examples of ...

More often behind his keyboard than on the road, you can still catch him on the auto show floor, harassing engineers to understand what lies beneath the pretty body work. As you can see from the photo ...

Volkswagen has a rich history of motorsports endeavors, which all came to a halt in 2020, with the company citing a shift in the brand's image and mission. As a result, VW Motorsports left behind its ...

Mihai has even branched beyond the usual confines of an automotive writer from time to time, however, his heart is still close to anything car-related. He's most at home retelling the story of some ...