The eighth-generation Volkswagen Golf GTI, which first launched in 2020, has been due for a mid-cycle refresh. VW actually ...

The Volkswagen Golf GTI is a favorite among the Autoblog staff. Until recently, one among us owned a fifth-generation model. The current Mk7 is a great car, but it's getting along in years.

The Mk8 GTI’s awful haptic steering wheel buttons have also been replaced with old-style physical alternatives, thankfully. But based on our experience with a new Golf R in Europe last week ...

The Mk8 Golf GTI has been taken off sale as we await the Mk8.5, but it was priced from just under £40,000 when it was available – a healthy sum given the base GTI's relatively tame power output.

The GTI starts at $33,670 (all prices include a $1,225 destination charge), and the Golf R’s base price is $48,325.

Power climbed from the Mk7 GTI Performance’s 242bhp at 5000-6200rpm to 286bhp at 5400-6400rpm, while torque peaked at 280lb ...

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But the eighth-generation (Mk8) Golf GTI never quite hit the sweet spot. Sure, it was fun to drive, but it also suffered from some frustrating quirks – namely a fiddly infotainment system and an ...

The Golf R costs $50,995, but a 13-hp bump over 2024 makes it the most powerful Golf ever (even if the manual is gone) ...

But the eighth-generation (Mk8) Golf GTI never quite hit the sweet spot. Sure, it was fun to drive, but it also suffered from some frustrating quirks – namely a fiddly infotainment system and an ...