I can tell you that having sat in an Mk8.5 for just a short time, I've never been more excited to test a car in my whole life ...

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 ...

As a newly licensed driver in Nottingham, England, Chris Skelton had his heart set on one car. It was 1988, he was 17, and what he really wanted to be driving was a Volkswagen Mk2 Golf GTI hot hatch.

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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 Golf GTI gets a 2.0-litre, four-cylinder turbo-petrol engine which puts out 265 hp of power and 370Nm torque. It comes paired with a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox, which sends power to ...

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 ...