Stay up to speed with stories written by drivers, for drivers. Get automotive news, DIY tips, market trends, in-depth car profiles, and more right in your email inbox. The Golf GTi is 50 years young and, along with a year…
It’s no secret that the Volkswagen of today is not the company it used to be. Today’s Volkswagen sells sensible crossovers with either a sensible four-cylinder engine or an adequate electric powertrain. But that wasn’t always the case. Two decades…
Speaking to the British outlet, VW’s head of chassis development and driving dynamics said that production of the hot hatches will extend beyond 2030. The automaker will work to bring the EA888 turbo four that powers both models up to…
Volkswagen will celebrate 50 years of Golf GTI in 2026, with classic events across Europe. The Golf GTI Edition 50 produces 239kW, with some European orders open now. VW will also introduce the all-electric ID. Polo GTI in 2026 with…
Grand Tourer Injection. These three words (or more precisely, the three letter GTI acronym made from them) changed the motoring world in 1976 when they were applied to the rump of Volkswagen’s Golf. The hot hatchback was born, high-performance and…
The last show that I will attend at Santa Pod Raceway this year was the Das GTI. Plenty of Golfs, plenty of BMWs and plenty of Mercedes in attendance…. Also a fair few Non-German cars We can let that slide…
VW seems willing to delay the launch of the electric Golf, which could be a setback for the German brand that is undergoing a major restructuring.According to the German publication specialized in economic matters, “Handelsblatt”, the plan to remodel VW’s…
Join us for a stormy but scintillating weekend at Forrestburn, the first purpose-built hillclimb in the UK since 1907! We fought the intense weather to capture the action from the Monklands Sporting Car Club event. Despite the challenging conditions, drivers…
IntroductionThe ground-up technical overhaul of the Volkswagen Golf eHybrid is up there with the industry’s most comprehensive efforts.Out of all the variants of the Volkswagen Golf we’ve driven to date, none of them has been more widely overhauled.Powered by a…
THE most powerful Golf GTI has been created to mark 50 years of Volkswagen’s iconic hot hatch.Developing 325ps the Golf GTI EDITION 50 can achieve 0 to 62mph in 5.5 seconds and accelerate to 125mph in around 16.8 seconds.Maximum speed…