As we edge closer to the global unveiling of the eighth-generation VW Golf, it’s time to continue our retrospect by looking back at its sixth generation, which was produced between 2008 and 2012. All ...

The hot hatch kings, namely the Audi RS3 Sportback and Mercedes-AMG A45, pale next to this heavily tuned sixth-generation Volkswagen Golf R. To explain just how powerful it is, one would need to throw ...

I've been using the S2T paddles in the MK6 Volkswagen gti daily and although they cost a premium compared to the various paddle extenders I'd say they are worth it and you should get them! They fully ...

History is usually written by the winner, and, as far as hot hatches are concerned, the Volkswagen Golf GTI is king. The inaugural variant, dubbed the Mk1, first showed up in 1975 at the Frankfurt ...

Volkswagen is having a rough go of things at the moment. Sales for the first half of the year are down 13 percent versus 2024, with import tariffs wreaking havoc on the German brand’s business model.

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf R is no longer just an all-wheel-drive GTI-plus hot hatch. Volkswagen pushed the R to a new level with the introduction of the torque-vectoring rear differential that arrived ...

We're approaching the 25th anniversary of Volkswagen Golf R models, so to ring in the special occasion, VW seems to be going all out. It's reportedly fitting its hottest hatch with the same ...

The Limited counts itself among the most rare hopped-up factory Golfs - there's only 71 of them in the world. It's got 210bhp, goes to 142mph, achieves 0-62mph in only 7.4 (that's Porsche 944 S2 ...

Volkswagen's GTI and Golf R have long set the standard for spicy hatchbacks, and the new 2022 versions are as well assembled and fun to drive as ever, not to mention as practical as a shipping ...

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 ...