The Golf GTI is a hot hatchback version that is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection petrol engine (TSI) producing 245 PS (180 kW; 241 hp) and 370 N⋅m (273 lbf⋅ft). The bodywork is nearly identical to the GTE, however the GTI is equipped …

The Golf Mk7 GTI is powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged direct-injection petrol engine (TSI) with 220 PS (162 kW; 217 hp). In the GTI Performance version, the engine's maximum power is boosted to 230 PS (169 kW; 227 hp). Both GTI models develop 350 N⋅m (36 …

Nov 15, 2024 · And a few of the changes Volkswagen made to the current generation Mk VIII GTI, including making the spring rate 5 percent stiffer in the front and 15 percent stiffer in the rear versus the MK...

Jul 16, 2021 · Discussion forum for the eighth generation Golf.

May 13, 2020 · Known as the Mk VIII, the latest VW hot hatch still receives power from a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four, but, with another nudge in output, it now peaks at 242 hp and 273 lb-ft of torque.

May 15, 2020 · Volkswagen didn't give us a ton of performance numbers, but one is interesting—the Mk8 GTI is nearly four seconds faster than a Mk7 GTI Performance around the company's Ehra Lessien...

May 13, 2020 · The new version of the Volkswagen Golf GTI will arrive in the U.S. in late 2021. Called the Mk 8, the eighth-generation of the hot hatch will be a 2022 model on our shores.

2021 VW Golf GTI specs, 0-60, quarter mile, lap times, price, top speed, engine specifications, pictures, updated January 2025.

Sep 10, 2020 · The hotly anticipated next generation of Volkswagen’s classic hot hatch is already on sale in Europe, but we in the US will have to wait until next year to see the GTI Mk VIII on our shores. VW claims significant improvements to the GTI’s lap …

2024 VW Golf GTI specs, 0-60, quarter mile, price, top speed, engine specifications, pictures, updated February 2025.