Last year, the Mark VII GTI only matched the time of the Mark VI, but this year the GTI ran 4.7 seconds quicker. What gives? Well, it’s better equipped for the task at hand this time ...

Golf GTI Mark VII, 2013-2021 International, 2014-2021 U.S. When it was introduced in the spring of 2013, the GTI Mark 7 reversed a disturbing trend for GTIs; it was the first to be lighter than ...

Should we think less of Volkswagen for making a car which is less exciting to drive than the Mark VII? No, because this facelift also includes some dynamic tweaks which make the GTI more ...

As the Golf GTI continues to improve over the years, this Mark VII generation will stand as proof VW knows how to upgrade vehicles without changing their image. While this Volkswagen delivers the ...

Now, quite obviously, the Mark VII Golf was our 2015 Car of the Year ... the electric, and the GTI. Had we only had the GTI? I think you'd be watching another manufacturer's commercials.

While we stopped getting the standard Golf stateside after VW discontinued the previous Mark VII from slow sales and ... the sportier and high-performance GTI and Golf R. And this new multi ...

In stark contrast to those early hot hatches is today’s Audi S3, essentially an über-GTI. The S3 hatchback shares its platform with the Mark VII Golf but is better equipped, more stylish ...

but said the powertrain can be configured to simulate vintage GTI models, including the original Mark I from 1976, a 1986 Golf GTI Mark II, or 25th anniversary edition of the Mark IV from 2001.

The eight double-spoke polished black wheel design is meant to evoke "the Pirelli rim from the Mark 1 Golf GTI and the Denver rim from the Golf GTI Mark 5," framed by matte black wheel arches.

It is for this reason that VW is planning to speed up the introduction of a new Mark VII. A three year cycle for a car is short by any standards, and this hastily planned shift reveals the ...

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