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 best and most successful motorsport endeavors are not always the result of carefully planned strategies executed over the course of several years. Sometimes, they come courtesy of a scrappy crew ...

Volkswagen has a rich history of motorsports endeavors, which all came to a halt in 2020, with the company citing a shift in the brand's image and mission. As a result, VW Motorsports left behind its ...

2026 marks 50 years of the Volkswagen Golf GTI, and what started out as a skunkworks project has come to define the entire hot hatchback genre. It may not be the first hot hatch ever made, but the ...

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 ...

7. Golf GTI Mk8 While it may not be the most exotic GTI ever built, the Mk8 GTI still earns a place for keeping the formula alive. With 242 hp and 273 lb-ft, it manages a 0–60 time of around 6.2 ...

VW's local product boss has ruled out the 239kW Golf GTI Edition 50 for Australia, despite our hunger for performance cars Down Under.