“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 ...

This was the first Golf I’ve ever tested with an automatic transmission, which is like taking all the chocolate chips out of the ice cream. But there were other reasons it was tough to get behind the ...

If you like driving, but also live in the real world, there's no better option than a hot hatchback. Hot hatches combine performance with practicality and (usually) affordability, and Volkswagen is ...

In keeping with this series' overarching theme of giving you the experience of being cornered at a party by some wild-eyed loon who won't shut up about some bullshit, I think we have a good episode ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. VW has big plans to celebrate, but Australia isn't invited ...

Several manufacturers offer affordable compact sports cars. Volkswagen — in the broader VW Group sense — sells three of them: the Volkswagen Golf GTI, the Volkswagen Golf R and the closely-related ...

Volkswagen has had close ties with the Golf since 1974. The original was sold under different monikers, including the Rabbit in the United States and Canada and the Caribe in Mexico, and it was so ...

Vik is the Co-Founder and former Editor at MotorAuthority, a leading U.S. website covering performance and luxury cars. Since 2025, he has contributed to CarBuzz, blending his engineering background ...

Four driven wheels. A turbocharged four-cylinder engine. A six-speed manual transmission. This is the formula we've come to expect for Volkswagen's hardcore Golf R mega hatchback. But before VW ever ...

Looking back at the Mk7 Golf, there’s no denying the fact that VW did everything they could in order to ensure that no other non-premium compact hatchback would out-perform it as a general package. It ...