The original hot hatch celebrates five decades of existence next year, but we are not so sure it will live to be one hundred, ...

C6 quadriplegic racer Torsten Gross uses a hand-control VW Golf GTI and VW’s Driver Access Program to open track driving to ...

The VW Golf GTI Mk1’s fusebox is under the dashboard on the left-hand side; check for damp ingress and that all electricals ...

The 2025 Volkswagen GTI isn’t a car of the year, but it wouldn’t be a misplaced nominee. An accolade designed for the sensible, trustworthy, buttered-bread models that keep the everyman mobile, ...

The Volkswagen GTI and the spicier Golf R are two of the small number of hot hatchbacks that are still on offer here in the United States. It was VW that kicked off the whole segment 50 years ago at ...

The 1980s and 1990s were decades of transformation for the automotive industry, a time when practicality began to merge seamlessly with performance and style. Hatchbacks, once seen as simple and ...

The 1980s were a unique period in automotive history for Europe. This decade represented a transitional phase in design, technology, and performance, blending the bold aesthetics of the late 1970s ...

The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

Few cars possess as much canon as the Volkswagen GTI. Originally badged as the Rabbit GTI in the US market, it won the hearts and minds of anyone in search of affordable, reliable, and above all fun ...

Volkswagen CEO Thomas Schäfer has confirmed the company’s plans to develop a full range of “monster” electric hot-hatches, including an all-new electric Golf GTI that will stay true to its iconic ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

This VW model was launched in 1975 and went on to astronomical success. We look back at the six generations of one of the ...