The Mk 8.5 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s steering wheel with physical buttons, which is similar to those in other gas-powered VWs. Adam Ismail In other words, Volkswagen would’ve had to design a new ...

Mechanically, there wasn't really anything wrong with the MK8 Volkswagen GTI ... Golf R 19 seconds faster around the Nürburgring than the MK7, and the improvements they've made to the MK8.5 ...

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI ... price affordable. The GTI has just had its midlife facelift, making this generation the Mk8.5 if you speak Golfnerd.

Volkswagen wasn’t long bringing the facelifted Golf 8.5 to market, and neither was the new GTI. So can it prove to be the remedy it needed? The GTI ushers in many of the changes seen elsewhere ...

For the 2025 refresh—sometimes referred to as the Mk 8.5 ... The GTI’s 3183-pound curb weight remains one of the best reasons to choose it over the heavier all-wheel-drive Golf R (which ...

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 complex. The V-dub proved ...

starting with the GTI and then the R. But with the facelifted Golf 8.5 GTI being delayed due to South Africa’s poor fuel quality, VWSA has opted to reintroduce the Golf 1.4 TSI models in order ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Bookings for the upcoming Volkswagen Golf GTI will commence on May 5, with the price announcement expected later this ...