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 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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Volkswagen Golf models are out and priced. Should you choose the Golf GTI or pay more and drive the Golf R? Explore the ...

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) ...

As we were driving the Golf GTI TCR, VW was poised to pull the covers off the Mk8 Golf. Anyone else seen ‘Seconds from Disaster’ before? So the Golf GTI TCR really was a proper sendoff – a ...

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 ...