PROS ›› Great performance, fun to drive, practical and stealthy, improved infotainment CONS ›› No beauty, not available in US, steering wheel buttons The GTI’s near-50-year career means it’s still the ...

Against all odds, hot hatch fans are spoiled for choice right now. What once seemed like a dwindling segment now has compelling, quirky options from Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, and others, each hoping to ...

The latest Golf R has some enormous shoes to fill. I have fond memories of the old car, so I’m intrigued to see if this new ...

VW’s updated Golf R driven Hatch and estate versions tested Still one of the ultimate daily driver cars? The hot hatch game has moved on in leaps and bounds, with models from Ingolstadt and Stuttgart ...

What makes a hot hatchback even better? More hatchback—that is, when it’s stretched out into a station wagon. We all know most Americans aren’t enthusiastic about the body style, but the enthusiasts ...

In recent years, the Volkswagen Golf R has become somewhat of an odd proposition. It’s deservedly renowned for its versatility—a comfortable super tourer among hot hatches one minute, and an apex ...

The Volkswagen Golf R popularized the hot-hatch genre of sporty, higher-performance versions of more-pedestrian models, starting with the transformation of the European Golf in the 1970s and the ...

In a gift to gearhead posterity, Car and Driver magazine has published an archive of car reviews, comparison tests, columns and features going back to the 1950s. The Greatest Generation of automobile ...

This video provides a driving review of the VW Golf 7 R, featuring onboard POV footage, launch control, and acceleration ...

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 ...