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

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.

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

There’s plenty of smoke rising from the Volkswagen Golf family camp, but no fire yet. We’re still early in the buildup to what the Golf will become, said buildup full of special editions and ...

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 ...

The Nürburgring Nordschleife has long served as the ultimate litmus test for performance vehicles, and Volkswagen has just rewritten the record books for front-wheel-drive production cars. With a ...

Summit Point, West Virginia — WAUUGGGGH! At West Virginia’s premier Summit Point Motorsports complex, I wrung the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s neck through the Jefferson Circuit’s technical Turn 2-3-4-5 ...

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Volkswagen revealed the updated Golf to the world late Tuesday, marking the nameplate’s 50th anniversary with an overhauled (but not all-new) lineup that will come to our shores in the form of the ...

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

This version also has one feature that's better than the more expensive Autobahn. First, about that personality. The eighth-generation Golf GTI is built on the widely praised MQB modular platform that ...