The 2025 Volkswagen GTI isn’t a car of the year, but it wouldn’t be a misplaced nominee. An accolade designed for the ...

Is the Volkswagen Golf GTI a Good Car? If you need one car to be nearly everything an enthusiast driver could possibly want it to be (efficient commuter, capable canyon carver, car-pool-friendly kid ...

The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI has fundamentally remained an excellent hot hatchback. But it introduced a few little hitches that made it hard for us and enthusiasts to rank it quite as ...

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 ...

With so many excellent alternatives and no manual, the GTI's 2025 update doesn't feel like enough. In a market where affordable performance cars regularly come and go, you can always depend on the ...

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

Eight months in our 2023 Volkswagen Golf GTI yearlong test car have flown by, and since we took delivery, VW has revealed a midcycle refresh for the 2025 model year. We were a bit torn about our ...

PROS ›› Great performance, fun to drive, practical and stealthy, improved infotainment CONS ›› No beauty, not available in US, steering wheel buttons The GTI’s near-50-year career means it’s still the ...

The Volkswagen GTI has been a staple of the affordable-but-fun roster of cars since its inception almost half a century ago. This hopped-up Golf (or Rabbit) gave folks an affordable outlet for their ...