Meet our new Golf GTI. Same as the old Golf GTI? Not quite. Having spent three months and 3,000 miles in the ‘base spec’ 242bhp GTI manual, we’ve swapped into The Other GTI. The Clubsport. This ought ...

Over the past five decades, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has seen its fair share of changes, but one thing remained constant: the manual transmission option. Well, not anymore. In the 2024 update (or ...

The Golf GTI Edition 50 was almost no more than an appearance package, but VW engineers decided to take it seriously. We’re not here to debate which generation of the Volkswagen Golf GTI is the best, ...

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 ...

Long upheld as the car enjoyed by everyone from relatively new drivers to millionaire enthusiasts such as Jeremy Clarkson, the pitch is that this is a car for all occasions. School carpark? Sure.

Once upon a time, news of a lightly fettled Golf GTI going on sale from VW wouldn’t really have registered as significant news. Interesting, sure, but not earth-shattering. Now, however, with the ...

The Volkswagen Golf turns 50 this year, and the celebrations/mid-life crisis (delete as appropriate) will kick off later this month with a facelift for the much-maligned Mk8. And from first glance at ...

There are so many cars that are given icon status, but the Volkswagen Golf is one that has earned the moniker after half a century of outstanding popularity. And 50 years on from the original's ...

Turn up your speakers and enjoy the best Volkswagen Golf GTI & R exhaust sounds ever caught on real roads! From a 1400HP Golf Mk2 beast to the razor-sharp Mk8 GTI Clubsport and the legendary Golf 5 ...

Volkswagen Group Africa has confirmed to CAR magazine that the Mk8.5 Golf 1.4TSI is heading to South Africa. Here’s what you can expect and when it arrives on local shores. In 2021, the ...

The Volkswagen Golf “8.5” has been officially revealed to the world, complete with fresh exterior styling, new cabin tech and a more powerful GTI model. We’re awaiting final confirmation on the South ...