It’s time to take the MK8 GTI out of the driveway and onto the challenging, rain-soaked backroads heading toward Bristol. While the numbers on paper didn't initially excite me, the actual driving ...

Despite being a lifelong petrolhead, I have a confession to make: I have never truly driven a standard VW Golf GTI until now.

Launched in 1977, the Golf GTI was the pioneer of the pocket rocket, and 50 years later, it’s still the go-to option for many buyers.

Of all the hot hatch lineages that have come and gone, the Golf GTI has arguably been the most consistent in its ethos. From the blueprint-making ’76 Mk1 to the present day Mk8.5, GTIs have always had ...

Every few years, Volkswagen gifts itself a very special birthday present. Starting out by marking 25 years of GTI with the Mk4 Golf in 2001, here we are a quarter of a century later celebrating five ...

“It’s definitely a better track car,” says the man opposite me. “Around the Nordschleife, it’s much faster. On the climb up to the Little Carousel, for instance, the Stefan Bellof ess is totally flat ...

Fear not, for the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R aren't going anywhere any time soon, at least not according to a new report from Auto Express. Speaking to the British outlet, Sebastian Willmann, ...

The Volkswagen GTI helped define the hot hatch segment when it launched half a century ago. Even in today's SUV- and truck-centered market, there's still room for a small, efficient liftback. However, ...

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 ...

Of course, the best bit about the Golf R is its duality. It’ll take a pounding on track – over four sessions and 1h 20min, it ...

The Volkswagen Golf R stands above all other Golf variants in terms of performance and prestige. First introduced as the Golf R32 with a 3.2-liter narrow-angle VR6 engine and standard all-wheel drive, ...