With the 2024 model eliminating the manual transmission, the Golf GTI still boasts tremendous fun and functionality for ...

The Mk 8 Golf GTI reached North America for the 2022 model year, even though it landed in German showrooms three years earlier. This 2025 model marks a refresh—unofficially dubbed “Mk 8.5 ...

The 2025 Volkswagen Golf GTI Adds Buttons, Drops the Manual The updated Mk. 8 adds badly needed buttons back to the car's interior, but the manual transmission is lost in the transition.

VW Golf GTI Edition 50 Debuts With More Power Than A Civic Type R And it’s more powerful than the Civic Type R, too. ... 10,000 miles in the best $100K sports car you can buy.

The Volkswagen Golf has consistently been a top choice among performance-oriented hatchbacks, available in GTI and high-performance Golf R models. Unfortunately, buyers will no longer have the option ...

There's also a GTI Performance Package that goes even further with upgrades. It has 20% stiffer springs than even the regular Edition 50, dropping it another 0.2-inch.

That's right, Volkswagen is stickin' it to the GTI's stick shift for good. Those keen on picking up one of the last GTIs with its original transmission format have until the end of the 2024 model ...

iPad-Like Displays The new Golf will be available globally with either a 10.4- or 12.9-inch touchscreen, and it’s a safe bet these screens will make their way into our 2025 Golf GTI and Golf R.

I drove an RE-71R-equipped MK 8 GTI on a track and an autocross course a while back and came away impressed. I was excited to check it out on stock tires, on the roads I drive every day so I ...

Still, with the new 2025 model you get more power in the Golf R, the promise of better performance and a few new options packages that make the U.S.-market Golf variants more interesting.