Not long before pulling the plug on the seventh-generation Golf in 2019, Volkswagen introduced the GTI TCR. A front-wheel drive hot hatch, which basically bridged the gap between the era’s normal GTI ...

The rapid pace of the fresh-faced 2025 Volkswagen Golf R we're driving matches our quickened heart rate, but our left leg and right arm are conspicuously sidelined. Sadly, this is the new normal for ...

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 ...

Through eight generations over 40 years, the Volkswagen Golf GTI has defined affordable fun, and the Golf R has embellished the package with more power and all-wheel drive. That their hatchback bodies ...

Volkswagen’s performance Golf GTI and Golf R hatchbacks are updated for the 2025 model year, and while their looks and tech are newer, the headline-grabbing news is that no manual transmission is ...

They say the worst day of your life starts normally. Today, it started with Volkswagen announcing that the manual transmission in the Golf GTI and Golf R will be officially dead after 2024, with one ...

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 is ...

Volkswagen has unveiled details about its 2025 Golf GTI and Golf R models for the U.S., featuring powertrain tweaks, updated technology, and expanded trim options. Following European debuts earlier in ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

Back in 2019, Volkswagen launched the Golf GTI TCR, which was then the fastest ever production variant of the GTI-badged Golf. It was first revealed in concept form back in 2018, at the Worthersee ...

John Neff has spent 22 years leading automotive websites such as Autoblog and Motor1. He's now switched to the simple life of writing about cars himself instead of managing others who do it. After 22 ...