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The Volkswagen Golf has consistently been a top choice among performance-oriented hatchbacks, available in GTI and high-performance Golf R models. Unfortunately, buyers will no longer have the option ...

VW listened to fans and gave the GTI steering wheel buttons again. But the Golf R still doesn't get them, even though it costs $15K more. But the Golf R is special, because its wheel offers a unique ...

Update 12/29/17: This story was originally published 5/3/16, but the original video was taken down. We've since updated the story with new video links. The Volkswagen Golf GTI has been with us for 40 ...

“They won’t make them like this much longer” is a pretty hackneyed aphorism, but it certainly applies to the Volkswagen Golf GTI. The Mk 8 Golf is due for a mid-life refresh next year, and when that ...

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 ...

I was pretty unhappy when I brought my daily driver to the body shop for an insurance claim. I was ready to bite the bullet and accept a dreary Corolla or Altima as a short-term rental. That was until ...

If you were to look at one of the major differences between the Volkswagen GTI and the Honda Civic Type R, it would be their transmissions – but there’s more. If you were to compare the Volkswagen ...

Volkswagen Golf IV GTI Driving Video ...