But it's still not coming to America. Volkswagen is giving its iconic compact car a facelift. To remain competitive in a segment dominated by crossovers, the Mk8.5 Golf spices things up with a sharper ...

The legendary VW Golf compact car is (finally) ready to arrive in Australia this spring - the refreshed 8.5 generation needed quite a long time to traverse the ocean after it was initially announced ...

Many generations of the Volkswagen Golf can be found parked on streets across the world, but it's particularly popular in Europe, where it's remained a bestseller for many decades. As a result of this ...

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There’s plenty of smoke rising from the Volkswagen Golf family camp, but no fire yet. We’re still early in the buildup to what the Golf will become, said buildup full of special editions and ...

Once the undisputed king of the compact class and even the entire Old Continent, the eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf is now relegated to trying to recoup the distance just about everywhere - ...

Volkswagen has unveiled details about its 2025 Golf GTI and Golf R models for the U.S., featuring powertrain tweaks, updated technology, and expanded trim options. Following European debuts earlier in ...

The fastest, most powerful, and ultimate Volkswagen Golf GTI MK8 is here. Delivered in Clubsport mode, the new model packs 298 BHP and 295 lb-ft of torque, which equates to a 0-62 MPH time of under ...

The Volkswagen Golf R has become the everyday hot hatch icon of our times. In a new car market where lease and PCP dominate, its mix of value for monthly expenditure and extreme real-world performance ...

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The Volkswagen Golf continues to gain popularity among car buyers in Kenya, thanks to several generations, the latest being the Golf Mk8. The Golf has been on sale since 1974 and is ranked among the ...