Verdict: 2024 Volkswagen Golf GTI Volkswagen has addressed the important points with this facelift. The Mk8.5 GTI is easier to operate, easier to live with and more enjoyable to drive than the car ...

According to Volkswagen, that trick torque-vectoring differential was the key to making the MK8 Golf R 19 seconds faster around the Nürburgring than the MK7, and the improvements they've made to ...

But before the updated version lands - notably absent of a manual gearbox, despite our protests - I spent a final week with the pre-facelift Mk8 GTI to see whether we'll miss it or not, and ...

Volkswagen is hoping to regain some lost ground in the hot hatchback class with its updated Mk8.5 GTI which is due alongside the Golf’s range-wide update next year. Spied on the Nurburgring ...

2024 VW Golf GTI Mk8.5 could bring more power, better interior and controls. By Jonathon Ramsey. Nov 6, 2023 9:20 AM EST Start the Conversation . Featured Gallery. 2 / 0. 2 / 0 Zoom In . Launch ...

In Germany, the Mk8.5 Golf GTI carries a starting price of €45,655 or $50,835 at current exchange rates. Unfortunately, there is no manual available for model year 2025.

We get the 2024 Golf GTI 380 (pictured) for the entire model year at $32,485 in base S trim as a sendoff for the manual transmission, while Germany got the Golf R 333 limited edition that cost the ...

Key considerations. Available for £22,500; ... VW said the Mk8 GTI was 4 seconds faster around its two-mile test track than the Mk7 GTI Performance. 19-inch wheels were a visually nice upgrade at ...