The Golf GTI and AWD Golf R wow on and off the track with cutting-edge tech, handling, style and utility. But enthusiasts ...

(Full disclosure: I drove the Mk.1 GTI as part of the GTI/ Golf R event, for which Volkswagen provided travel, meals, and ...

If you need one car to be nearly everything an enthusiast driver could possibly want it to be (efficient commuter, capable ...

For more than four decades, the Golf GTI has been the standard by which all high-performance hatchbacks are measured. Over ...

This is the last six-speed manual gearbox GTI produced in the world. So how did it end up in Missoula Volkswagen in Missoula, Montana?... This was not a special car. This is one of many.

A Volkswagen Golf GTI without an available manual transmission is like Queen without Freddie Mercury. Sure, "Bohemian Rhapsody" still gets everyone to sing along, but the magic inherent in Fred's ...

“I would be somewhat gobsmacked if we don’t have an Evo 5 in the next evolution of GTI,” said Mark Gillies, PR director for Volkswagen USA, at the first drive event for the 2025 GTI and Golf R.

VW listened to fans and gave the GTI steering wheel buttons again. But the Golf R still doesn't get them, even though it costs $15K more. But the Golf R is special, because its wheel offers a ...

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Even in an alternate timeline in which the average new car didn't cost more than $ ...

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 ...

Hello from the sunny state of Virginia, where I've just touched down for the first drive of the refreshed 2025 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R. Before I do that, though—what do you want to know?