The standard Golf R is good ... yellow – the Mk1 GTI, Mk2 ‘PostGolf’ and TT RS – so I was dreaming of getting a yellow Mk8 R, but Volkswagen only offered black, white and blue.

All three, as with the rest of the Mk8 Golf range, are now five-door ... presented in typical colours – red for the GTI, grey for the GTD and white for the GTE – but one detail we nearly ...

An estimated 8,237 examples of the Mk8 Golf GTI are being recalled for a delayed or deactivated rearview camera image. According to Volkswagen Group of America, the root cause behind the recall ...

There’s a very healthy aftermarket tuning scene geared to increasing the power of the previous-generation Golf R, from simple, plug-in tunes that lift the output of the EA888 2-litre, four ...

The Mk8 in question was equipped with factory 17 ... block EA888 engine in two distinct flavors. For the front-drive Golf GTI, the four-pot lump delivers a respectable 241 mechanical horsepower ...

but they can’t match this era of Golf for its ride and handling composure, all-round versatility and premium feel – attributes that even today’s £40k Mk8.5 GTI struggles to improve on.

Please use care in your use of the information provided. The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 TSI DSG is equipped with a[n]Gasoline 2.0L I-4 engine that can produce up to 241 hp @ 5000 rpm horsepower ...

The eighth-generation Golf is available in eight colour choices, with the standard range available in white, black, silver, grey, blue, and yellow. The R-Line is available in a unique shade of grey, ...

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