While the all-new 2021 Volkswagen Golf GTI traces its roots to the Mk1 model of the 1970s, its existence is owed almost entirely to the Mk5 GTI. About 16 years ago, this Tic Tac-shaped hatchback ...

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The Volkswagen (VW) Golf, also known as Rabbit in the US, is a compact car built by the German automotive manufacturer since 1974. The original Mk1 Golf was intended to replace the Beetle and its rear ...

Having received minor tweaks to their head- and taillights for 2025, the Volkswagen GTI and Golf R are unchanged for 2026.

The original Volkswagen GTI is credited with starting the entire hot hatchback phenomenon. But somewhere along the line, the mad scientists at Volkswagen decided their hot Golf wasn't quite as hot as ...

Back when the Mercedes A-Class was still a weird small minivan and not a 381PS (376hp) rocket in its top guise, Volkswagen was near the top of the hot hatch food chain with the R derivatives of the ...

Unless it’s a highly tuned example with more power than yesterday’s supercars, the fifth generation Volkswagen Golf doesn’t impress anyone anymore. And for good reasons, given that its production ...

In our last issue we brought you an exclusive look at the Mk5 GTI ABD Racing's building for Speed TV's Street Tuner Challenge. To recap, Street Tuner Challenge is a television series that follows ...

The likes of the Renault 5 Alpine (or Gordini for us Brits) and Simca 1100TI may pre-date the Golf GTI but it was Volkswagen's seminal pocket rocket that helped popularise the whole hot hatch ...