There are two words that evoke excitement amongst performance fans like none others: Hot Hatch. I've yet to come across one ...

The updated Golf GTI 8.5 still sets the hot hatch standard, balancing daily refinement and fun despite new competition.

Volkswagen’s iconic GTI turns 50 next year, and the celebrations come with a serious price tag. The new Golf GTI Edition 50, unveiled earlier in 2025 and now officially priced, arrives with Golf R ...

Jimmy Dinsmore is a nationally syndicated automotive journalist based in Cincinnati, Ohio, known for his consumer-focused "Driver's Side" column. For over a decade, his insightful car reviews have ...

HIGHS Eager turbo-four engine, loves a twisty road, practical hatchback blueprint. LOWS Manual transmission remains MIA, infotainment could use another round of tweaks, interior can feel a bit spartan ...

Volkswagen Golf GTI review. Tap here to read about performance, ride and handling, acceleration features and price.

2026 marks 50 years of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, and what started out as a skunkworks project has come to define the entire hot hatchback genre. It may not be the first hot hatch ever made, but the ...

If you like driving, but also live in the real world, there's no better option than a hot hatchback. Hot hatches combine performance with practicality and (usually) affordability, and Volkswagen is ...

If you need one car to be nearly everything an enthusiast driver could possibly want it to be (efficient commuter, capable canyon carver, car-pool-friendly kid carrier, cavernous cargo hauler, ...

Remember the bonkers Golf W12-650 concept? VW’s brought it out of retirement for the GTI’s 50th birthday VW built a one-off Golf GTI W12-650 show car in 2007 with 641 HP. The car featured a Bentley ...