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 ...

Enthusiasts, purists, and hot-hatch lovers gather round because I come with good news: The 2026 Volkswagen GTI still delivers on smiles per mile, and the O.G. formula has stood the test of time. The ...

Inspired by the Safari Rally, Wilson studied travel and tourism to stay on the road. He now blogs about cars to stay close to his dream of traversing the hidden gems of the world with an off-roader.

This year Volkswagen marks 50 years of the Golf GTI, and it’s doing it with the fastest production VW to lap the Nurburgring Nordschleife. The new Golf GTI Edition 50 will be officially revealed on ...

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 ...

It may not be the first hot hatch, but it defined the entire genre. The Volkswagen Golf GTI started out as a secret project that was met with skepticism from the company's board. VW thought it would ...

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 ...

Made to commemorate 50 years of the GTI, the Edition 50 goes beyond just a power bump.

Hatches and coupes haven’t sold well in years, but Honda and VW won’t let it go. Thank goodness.

For nearly 50 years, the GTI has been the defining hot hatch. Soon, like so much else, it will go all-electric, and the new Volkswagen ID. GTI concept shows us what it will look like. VW debuted the ...