With three generations of GTI hot hatch production behind it, Volkswagen shed the Golf's square silhouette for a smoother and tighter design with the MK4 GTI. A design that has since grown into a ...

With a handful of honourable exceptions, predominantly wearing Renault and Peugeot badges, the hot hatch had a torrid time ...

The Mk4 GTI, and the Golf range more generally, completely redefined expectations of quality for compact cars. Here was a car that was ostensibly just a VW Golf, yet one that made you feel a ...

The most interesting variant of the Mk4 Golf from an enthusiast's perspective didn't arrive until later in its production run. The GTI was considered to be a slight letdown compared to earlier ...

When it comes to hot hatchbacks, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is arguably the most famous and successful hot hatch ever to hit the mass market. What started out as a tiny, boxy hatchback, the Golf can ...

The VW Golf MK4 GTI is not remembered as the most exciting hot hatch of its era, but the German fashion brand HowDeep managed to convert it into an eye-catching showpiece thanks to a unique ...

Equipped with a much nicer-sounding motor, the Mk4 Golf R32 uses a dual-clutch box with six forward gears compared to seven for the Mk7 Golf GTI. Although it's a two-decade-old car, the Golf R32 ...