The Mk4 VW Golf GTI has a controversial reputation. In this video, I drive a well-worn version to assess its performance in ...

Volkswagen revealed its most powerful GTI yet, with the ID.3 GTI making 322 horsepower and a whopping 402 pound-feet of torque. The rear-wheel-drive hot hatch has a top speed of 124 mph and reaches 62 ...

This is all the VW ID. Polo’s fault. Y’see, when Volkswagen announced it would make a hot hatch tearaway out of its new electric supermini – click here to see what we reckoned to the normal version – ...

In this video we take the VW Golf GTI MK4 25th Anniversary with ABT upgrades onto the German Autobahn for a top speed run. Experience full throttle acceleration, classic turbocharged performance, high ...

There are two words that evoke excitement amongst performance fans like none others: Hot Hatch. I've yet to come across one that hasn't lived up to its performance promises - and then some. That's ...

The Golf GTI didn't just join the hot hatch segment, it invented it. Half a century on, plenty of people assumed emissions rules and electrification would finish the format off. They were wrong. The ...

When the Golf GTI first debuted in 1976, it wasn’t just a car; it was a democratization of performance. Fifty years later, Volkswagen is celebrating that "hot hatch" legacy by breaking the digital ...

Volkswagen celebrates the Golf GTI with a potent Edition 50 model. The optional Performance Package lives up to its name and turns this GTI into a true agility monster. The price for this combination, ...

From the January/February 2026 issue of Car and Driver. Losing another manual transmission frustrates us nearly as much as missing out on breakfast at Whammy Burger by three minutes. We North ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and Golf R received a midcycle refresh that is more impactful than mild. Indeed, VW listened to critics and delivered meaningful updates like sharper tech, smarter driver ...

And that is why we went about diving into what these two siblings offer. Both are refreshed for 2025, yet their respective identities remain unchanged at the core. And choosing one over the other is ...

2026 will see the Volkswagen Golf GTI celebrate 50 years of existence across eight generations. To mark the occasion, a special edition of the current hot hatch is coming – and it’ll be the most ...