These 7 affordable performance cars challenge the Golf GTI from every angle, with the Elantra N, Civic Si, WRX, GR Corolla, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Enthusiasts, purists, and hot-hatch lovers gather round because I come with good news: The 2026 Volkswagen GTI still delivers on smiles per mile, and the O.G. formula has stood the test of time. The ...

A thrilling battle of German hot hatches against Japanese supercar power: the Volkswagen Golf 7 R faces off with the Golf 7 GTI Clubsport and the legendary Nissan GT-R. The Golf R, with its ...

The car is an absolute joy to drive. It handles amazingly. I wanted reliable, good fuel mileage, and sporty. The car checks all 3 boxes. I’ve put almost 1500 miles on the car in 15 days. It goes from ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

The Nürburgring Nordschleife has long served as the ultimate litmus test for performance vehicles, and Volkswagen has just rewritten the record books for front-wheel-drive production cars. With a ...

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 ...

Few nameplates have spent half a century flirting so openly with insanity without ever fully giving in. Volkswagen’s GTI is one of them, and now the company has released a huge photo gallery of its ...

🔥 Witness an epic clash between the Volkswagen Golf 7 R and the Golf 7 GTI Clubsport! Experience brutal launch controls, wild exhaust crackles, and raw accelerations on real roads. This is the ...