The regular Volkswagen Golf may have been discontinued here in the U.S. but, thankfully, we’ll still get to enjoy the sportier GTI and R variants. We’ve already seen the 2022 Volkswagen Golf GTI and ...

From the January/February 2026 issue of Car and Driver. Losing another manual transmission frustrates us nearly as much as missing out on breakfast at Whammy Burger by three minutes. We North ...

After teasing the newest iteration of its hottest, front-wheel-drive hot hatch, the day has finally come for Volkswagen to reveal the Golf GTI Clubsport. Unveiled at the Nürburgring on Friday, ...

Volkswagen of America has just announced pricing information for the US market's refreshed Golf GTI and Golf R. Excluding the $1,225 destination, the hatchbacks start at 32,445 and 47,100 dollars, ...

Volkswagen's performance-oriented R brand kicked off with the fourth-generation Volkswagen Golf R32 in 2002. In the first instance, R models came with six-cylinder naturally aspirated lumps.

“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 that ...

Competes with: Honda Civic Type R, Hyundai Veloster Turbo/N, Subaru WRX/WRX STi Looks like: A fresh take on the iconic hot hatch Powertrains: 241-horsepower (GTI) or 315-hp (R), turbocharged 2.0-liter ...

Volkswagen (VW) will launch an updated Golf GTI in South Africa in the last quarter of 2025. It will feature increased power, refined running gear, redesigned lighting, and a new infotainment system.

At €54,540 ($63K), the GTI Edition 50 packs 320 hp and a Nürburgring time quicker than its big brother, the Golf R. However, it won’t come to North America. Volkswagen's 50th Anniversary Golf GTI ...