including an all-new electric Golf GTI that will stay true to its iconic namesake with a boxy profile and, of course, front-wheel drive. After months of conjecture, VW CEO Thomas Schäfer says an ...

The electric model could pack more horsepower than the current ICE Golf GTI. VW is also working on an all-electric version of the all-wheel-drive Golf R. The VW Golf GTI has earned its place as ...

Photo: Supplied This is good news. But the bad news is that the Golf GTI is not a cheap car anymore. Back in 2018, you could get a pared-back VW Golf GTI Original for $38,490 drive-away.

At West Virginia’s premier Summit Point Motorsports complex, I wrung the 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI’s neck through the ... But Europe, VW’s home market, has largely moved on from the stick ...

So while updates to both the Golf GTI and Golf R for the 2025 model year are modest, it's worth appreciating that they're still around at all. The two VW hot hatches have already survived lineup cuts.

But to recap, in 1976, someone at VW had the bright idea of giving the Golf hatchback a more powerful engine and better handling. The original GTI wasn't the first hot hatch, but it was the most ...

If you ask us, every Volkswagen Golf GTI is a good GTI, but it's clear that VW knows what really makes its hot hatch great. The automaker packed all the best stuff into the 2024 GTI's 380 special ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI has always been the hot hatch from Germany that can compete with the best Japanese that automakers have to offer. While the North American Golf GTI stands near the top of ...

I say new but the latest GTI is a revamp of generation eight, the most, shall we say controversial Golf in the half-century of the model. VW has addressed the big thing, which is the many controls ...

but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when that happens, VW will be simplifying things by dropping the manual transmission ...

Carone takes you on a guided walkaround of the last-year stick-shifted Golf GTI, highlights some of his favorite features, then takes you on a live drive review of the ’24 VW GTI. Adding to ...