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 ...

The Mk8 Golf GTI Clubsport ran a very respectable 13.3 seconds, and the Mk8.5 Golf GTI couldn't do better than 14.1 seconds. The boyos also had fun roll racing these compact hatchbacks over the ...

Volkswagen’s refreshed 2025 Golf lineup, dubbed the Mk8.5, brought updated styling and interior ... manual transmissions for the Golf GTI and Golf R. In a last hoorah of the iconic hot hatchback ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

In practice, I saw as high as 36 mpg (6.5 L/100 km) on highway trips with the three-pedal GTI. A more modern electronic architecture was one of the improvements to the Golf from Mk 7 to Mk 8.

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 ...