The Up GTI is Volkswagen's pocket rocket for Europe. ... The steering is more direct, the GTI sits 0.6 inch lower on a firmer suspension, and the anti-roll bar is stiffened by 30 percent.

It's quicker than the original Golf GTi, but not by a huge margin: The 1976 Golf GTi could sprint to 62 mph in 9.0 seconds flat and had a top speed of 113 mph, but we have a feeling the VW Up!

We knew that the 2018 Volkswagen Up GTI was probably going to be the greatest car ever made last May. A year later, and after a week of driving it across Europe, I’m happy to confirm that the ...

Cars are Andrew's jam, as is strawberry. After spending years as a regular ol' car fanatic, he started working his way through the echelons of the automotive industry, starting out as social-media ...

In our tests, the current-generation VW Golf GTI hit 0-60 mph in as little as 5.7 seconds when equipped with a six-speed manual transmission, but VW estimates the up! version will take 8.8 seconds ...

The Volkswagen Up GTI created a desirable problem for its maker when it arrived in 2018. ... the Up GTI – with stiffened suspension lowered by 15mm over the standard car and an 8mm-wider rear ...