“The new Golf GTI Edition 50 is a statement with which Volkswagen expresses the pure GTI idea – the combination of superior drive power and highly precise chassis with front-wheel drive – more ...

after trying various powertrains in the VW Golf GTI and even experimenting with the unusual V5 to make the Golf a bit quirky. None of them won praise from the diehard performance car fraternity.

A Volkswagen Golf GTI without an available manual transmission is like Queen without Freddie Mercury. Sure, "Bohemian Rhapsody" still gets everyone to sing along, but the magic inherent in Fred's ...

If you ask us, every Volkswagen Golf GTI is a good GTI, but it's clear that VW knows what really makes its hot hatch great. The automaker packed all the best stuff into the 2024 GTI's 380 special ...

"They won't make them like this much longer" is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when ...

The updated 2025 VW Golf GTI features ChatGPT The AI is integrated into an upsized 12.9-inch touchscreen that is standard in the U.S. This Golf GTI might be the last iteration with a gas engine ...

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer has confirmed the company’s plans to develop a full range of “monster” electric hot-hatches, including an all-new electric Golf GTI that will stay true to its ...

However, it also marked the end of an era for U.S. enthusiasts as Volkswagen discontinued manual transmissions for the Golf GTI and Golf R. In a last hoorah of the iconic hot hatchback’s manual ...

It’s a well-known fact that the next-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI will be all-electric, but now the company’s Chief Executive has shed some additional light on the upcoming performance hatch.

Expensive, before options; user interface still wonky; not actually that engaging Life hasn’t been easy for the Mk8 Golf GTI. After the heights of the Mk7, which was superbly rounded and one of ...

It’s official: the first fully electric Volkswagen Golf GTI is under development. This is undoubtedly a crucial moment for this iconic hot hatchback and, in order to keep the scepticism of some ...