The manual transmission is gone, but the AWD Golf R remains a very classy hot hatch.

After a day driving both on public roads and at the track, it's clear you really shouldn't sleep on the facelifted VW GTI and Golf R.

For more than four decades, the Golf GTI has been the standard by which all high-performance hatchbacks are measured. Over ...

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Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept paid ... The midlife refresh for the Mk8 Golf R is relatively minor. There's a revised front fascia with ...

And not beat you up in the process. This Mk 8 generation of the Volkswagen GTI and all-wheel-drive Golf R launched in Canada as 2022 models, and for 2025 they get a mid-cycle refresh ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI gets an overhaul, which includes more physical buttons and a new front fascia. The 2025 VW GTI still features the EA888 Evo4 mill, which makes 241 hp and 273 lb-ft of ...

But now even performance vehicles are ditching the stick. Case in point: the Volkswagen Golf GTI, a pioneer in the affordable hot-hatch segment and a vehicle that thousands of manual enthusiasts ...

On the contrary! The Hooters-backed bad boy of golf found a cheeky tee-off point and new type of 'wedge' shot few others could get away with. And perhaps it was a case of "Bottom's Up!" ...

Both of Bochum's relegation rivals Holstein Kiel and Heidenheim won this weekend, sending the hosts to the bottom of the table. With three matches remaining, Bochum have just 21 points to their ...

There’s a wonderful juxtaposition with the Golf GTI. To those who are unfamiliar with the GTI moniker, it’s a Golf, nothing more to see here. Sitting inside the cockpit, the sporty yet subdued ...