It’s not uncommon to look at the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R as the same car. Or rather, to assume that they’re the same but the one just as has a cosmetic package. I mean, they roll off the same ...

It's been five years since Volkswagen launched the current Mk8 Golf. While the standard Golf model left our shores at the end of the Mk7's series production run due to poor demand—and because buyers ...

For the 2025 model year, Volkswagen’s twin attainable and aspirational hot hatches get the subtlest and saddest of refreshes. They’re subtle in that the only exterior tweaks are new head- and ...

The Volkswagen Golf has consistently been a top choice among performance-oriented hatchbacks, available in GTI and high-performance Golf R models. Unfortunately, buyers will no longer have the option ...

Volkswagen’s performance Golf GTI and Golf R hatchbacks are updated for the 2025 model year, and while their looks and tech are newer, the headline-grabbing news is that no manual transmission is ...

Volkswagen has unveiled details about its 2025 Golf GTI and Golf R models for the U.S., featuring powertrain tweaks, updated technology, and expanded trim options. Following European debuts earlier in ...

Volkswagen has dropped details of America’s 2025 hot Golf lineup, and there’s good and bad news depending on whether the GTI or R is on your radar. The bad news for Golf GTI fans is the world’s most ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel-drive GTI-plus hot hatch. Volkswagen pushed the R to a new level with the introduction of the torque-vectoring rear differential that arrived ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport, based on the eighth generation of the iconic Golf, is now available for pre-order. This latest model combines extreme sportiness, comfort, and everyday usability, ...

This year Volkswagen marks 50 years of the Golf GTI, and it’s doing it with the fastest production VW to lap the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The new Golf GTI Edition 50 will be officially revealed on ...

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 ...

Mat Watson and company are back with another interesting three-way drag race. On this occasion, the contenders all wear Volkswagen and Golf badges. Be that as it may, not all Golfs are created equal.