Volkswagen is refreshing what many enthusiasts consider its halo cars, the GTI and Golf R hatchbacks, for the 2025 model year. (You can read the full rundowns on the updated 2025 VW GTI here and the ...

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No changes for the 2026 model year 241-horsepower GTI priced from $35,865 (all prices include $1,275 destination charge) 328-hp Golf R starts at $50,730 The Volkswagen GTI is an untouchable blend of ...

Pure Volkswagen power! Enjoy the ultimate sound compilation of Golf 8 R with Milltek Exhaust, a wild 1400HP Golf 2, and the GTI Clubsport—captured on real roads. Crackles, turbo whistles, and raw ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI and R entered their eighth generation in 2020, and while the core of these vehicles hasn't changed, there are some significant updates for the new model year. These ...

There’s plenty of smoke rising from the Volkswagen Golf family camp, but no fire yet. We’re still early in the buildup to what the Golf will become, said buildup full of special editions and ...

They say the worst day of your life starts normally. Today, it started with Volkswagen announcing that the manual transmission in the Golf GTI and Golf R will be officially dead after 2024, with one ...

Need somebody to bore you with ideal bore to stroke ratios, or the intricacies of how variable valve timing works? Ask Andrei and watch the hours roll by… He’s also quite a strange bloke who never ...

The new Golf 8 GTI comes with the same 242 horsepower 2.0-liter turbo engine as the old model had with the performance pack. We wouldn't exactly call it muted, but other hot hatches have better ...

The weekend before last, for just a breath or two, I nearly experienced one of the greatest drives of my life. Road & Track hosted a cars and coffee at the Malibu Racquet Club. If you weren’t there, ...