The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

The VW Golf GTI has earned its place as one of the most iconic hot hatches in history, but even this legend isn’t immune to the electric revolution. Just after Volkswagen announced it’s working on an ...

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Having received minor tweaks to their head- and taillights for 2025, the Volkswagen GTI and Golf R are unchanged for 2026.

“They won’t make them like this much longer” is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when that ...

It’s not uncommon to look at the Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R as the same car. Or rather, to assume that they’re the same but the one just as has a cosmetic package. I mean, they roll off the same ...

Since picking up his first set of MicroMachine toy cars as a toddler, Chris knew he had a passion for automobiles embedded in his soul. It wasn't until he started flipping through car magazines a ...