At €54,540 ($63K), the GTI Edition 50 packs 320 hp and a Nürburgring time quicker than its big brother, the Golf R. However, it won’t come to North America.

The GTI’s blend of practicality, pricing and sporty performance continue to make it a must-drive for budget-minded enthusiasts.

On sale now, the turbo is the top model of the 2026 Tiguan. It delivers 268 hp and 258 pound feet of torque from a ...

The GTI first earned our Car of the Year trophy in 1985, back when we awarded separate Golden Calipers for domestic and imported models. Thirty years later, the seventh-generation Golf lineup, which ...

The playful Volkswagen Golf GTI hot hatchback gets updated for 2025 with a restyled front end including new headlights, a new bumper, and a new grille. Technology features are upgraded and expanded.

It somehow beat the Golf R’s previous record. Volkswagen has proved yet again that it’s one of the hot hatch authorities, with its new Golf GTI Edition 50 setting a new record for production VWs ...

Volkswagen is readying a big birthday party for the Golf GTI, which will turn 50 next year. As a result, it has prepped a special edition, deemed as the fastest production GTI ever, and it was this ...

For more than four decades, the Golf GTI has been the standard by which all high-performance hatchbacks are measured. Over eight generations, the formula of style, refinement, practicality, and ...

For more than four decades, the Golf GTI has been the standard by which all high-performance hatchbacks are measured. Over eight generations, the formula of style, refinement, practicality, and ...

Mechanically, there wasn't really anything wrong with the MK8 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R. In fact, they were both pretty awesome. Redesigning an icon like the MK7 Golf is no easy task, but Volkswagen ...

Reston, Virginia — Et tu, GTI? The manual transmission-operated automobile has shrunk to a niche, performance market in recent years as automatic transmissions have been favored by customers for their ...

Road & Track loved the way the eighth-generation Volkswagen GTI drove when it was launched back in 2020, a shifty hot hatch with enough dynamic range to be entertaining on a racetrack yet tame enough ...