The Golf GTI and AWD Golf R wow on and off the track with cutting-edge tech, handling, style and utility. But enthusiasts ...

For more than four decades, the Golf GTI has been the standard by which all high-performance hatchbacks are measured. Over eight generations, the formula of style, refinement, practicality, and ...

Volkswagen has revealed the first electric car to carry the famous GTI badge, in the form of a concept at the Munich motor show. Although only a concept for now, the car will go some way towards ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI gets an overhaul, which includes more physical buttons and a new front fascia. The 2025 VW GTI still features the EA888 Evo4 mill, which makes 241 hp and 273 lb-ft of ...

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. Even in an alternate timeline in which the average new car didn't cost more than $ ...

We're still mourning the manual's death, but at least VW's hottest hatch offsets our sadness with desirable performance ...

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 ...

Hello from the sunny state of Virginia, where I've just touched down for the first drive of the refreshed 2025 Volkswagen GTI and Golf R. Before I do that, though—what do you want to know?

Volkswagen provided accommodation so Ars could drive the Golf GTI. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. VW has been making hot Golfs for as long as I've been on the planet—next year will ...

But now even performance vehicles are ditching the stick. Case in point: the Volkswagen Golf GTI, a pioneer in the affordable hot-hatch segment and a vehicle that thousands of manual enthusiasts ...

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 ...

PR director for Volkswagen USA, at the first drive event for the 2025 GTI and Golf R. “I don’t know if it will be 268 horsepower, but um, put it this way: the next Atlas gets Evo 5.” ...