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 ...

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Watch the Volkswagen Golf 6 1.9 TDI push from 100 to 180 km/h in this real-world acceleration and Vmax (top speed) test. Filmed on the open road, this video showcases the diesel-powered Golf’s ...

Watch the Volkswagen Golf 6 1.9 TDI Diesel climb from 100 to 180 km/h in this real-world top speed (Vmax) and acceleration test. Captured in smooth onboard footage, the video highlights the car’s ...

Carmakers have a lot of methods for naming their vehicles. Some keep things simple, such Lexus, which uses two-letter abbreviations to tell exactly what each vehicle is. For example, the Lexus LS is a ...

Front suspension loud knocks are common apparently Driver's seat doesn't go back enough & is too tight, for someone who is 6 ft tall. Paint clear coat issues. Central locking, working only on 2 doors.

“They won’t make them like this much longer” is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, 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 ...

The 2024 Volkswagen Golf R offers an impressive performance pedigree. Its 2.0-liter turbo four makes 315 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque when paired to its 6-speed manual transmission. That ...

It’s still not coming to America. Sorry, readers — thought I’d get the disappointment out of the way. The company’s bean counters still believe America is the ...

Volkswagen will reveal an updated version of its Golf compact car later this month, and the automaker used 2024 CES currently underway in Las Vegas to reveal some of the planned technology updates.

The 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI has a lot of features relished by driving enthusiasts like a manual transmission, a good dose of torque, and decorative flourishes that help it stand out in a sea of staid ...